He certainly did earn that reputation.
I don't like the things you don't say
Leavin' it for such a long, long time
Why do you show me those sad, sad eyes
Each time you decide to pass on by
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
Autumn's hue in those sad eyes
Makes me love and love them more
I'll have a bath, I'll make the dinner
And then I'll go wait for a long, long time
But still you've not passed my door
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
I can tell that you're lonely but it seems now
There's nothing you want me to do
So I won't try to take the sadness
From those eyes that I love
Leave it open for someone else to
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
Trying to hold it together
Keep my love as light as a feather
Sad eyes, baby, it's been such a long time
Keep my heart breaking in the dark
Come and spend the night
Sad eyes [Incomprehensible] hold it together
(Sad eyes, oh)
Keep my love as light as a feather
(Sad eyes)
Sad eyes, baby, it's been such a long time
(Sad eyes)
Keep my heart breaking in the dark
Come and spend the night
Sad eyes
Sad eyes
Sad eyes
Leavin' it for such a long, long time
Why do you show me those sad, sad eyes
Each time you decide to pass on by
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
Autumn's hue in those sad eyes
Makes me love and love them more
I'll have a bath, I'll make the dinner
And then I'll go wait for a long, long time
But still you've not passed my door
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
I can tell that you're lonely but it seems now
There's nothing you want me to do
So I won't try to take the sadness
From those eyes that I love
Leave it open for someone else to
And when you smile those sad eyes
Look sadder and sadder still
Trying to hold it together
Keep my love as light as a feather
Sad eyes, baby, it's been such a long time
Keep my heart breaking in the dark
Come and spend the night
Sad eyes [Incomprehensible] hold it together
(Sad eyes, oh)
Keep my love as light as a feather
(Sad eyes)
Sad eyes, baby, it's been such a long time
(Sad eyes)
Keep my heart breaking in the dark
Come and spend the night
Sad eyes
Sad eyes
Sad eyes
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So beautifully sad it almost draws blood.