I Believe My Own Eyes Lyrics

I Believe My Own Eyes

as performed in the musical "Tommy"
with Alistair Robins as mr. Walker
Written by Pete Townsend

Alistair: This can`t continue
It makes no sense
we`re getting nowhere
I`ve lost all my confidence
The boy wants something
unsatisfied
He needs attention
and care our love can`t provide

And then, there`s the matter of us

I`d like to prove
that I don`t think you`ve seen the best of me
I`ve stood up for the boy
and I`ve clung to the hopes and the lies

I wished that the pain in your gaze
could again be a test of me
but when I look in the mirror
I believe my own eyes

I believe my own eyes
Now I`ve come to the end
All my patience is gone
When I`m doubtful I tend
to believe my own eyes

Kim: I`d like to declare
This devotion and care is a life to live
That nothing has changed
and the time isn`t passing us by
But I have to say here
that for us there is a clear-cut alternative
When we look at eachother
We believe our own eyes

Both: I believe my own eyes
Now I`ve come to the end
All my patience is gone
When I`m doubtful I tend
To believe my own eyes

This has gone far enough
after all we`ve been through
We can be brave
We done all we can humanly do
It`s a time to be tough
A time to be wise
We must stop chasing our dreams and recover our lives

I believe my own eyes
Now I`ve come to the end
All my patience is gone
When I`m doubtful I tend
To believe...

I`d like to believe
But I don`t think that we`ve seen the best of us
And a way to believe is to see where the real future lies
I hope that the pain in your gaze can again be a test of me
and when I look in the mirror
I believe my own eyes

Let`s believe our own eyes
No we`ve come to the end
All our patience is gone
Let`s admit we intend to believe our own eyes

Kim: ... to believe our own eyes