Ian Hunter Open My Eyes Lyrics

Open My Eyes Lyrics

(Ian Hunter/Darrel Bath)

(Transcribed by Colin Ford)

On the Avenue of dead umbrellas
In a place where nothin` sleeps
No one`s pickin` up the pieces - no one speaks
Snow falls down - God dusts funky town
For once this place looks pure
Tell that to the people who live in the wind - they ain`t so sure

In the middle of a violent night - in the glare of a naked light
In the middle of a nightmare
At the bottom of the deepest well - in the middle of a private hell
Shit scared - out there - nowhere

Then I open my eyes - ice on the window - the sun is tryin` to break through

Then I open my eyes - in the land of the livin` - and it`s all right
Seen a man rattle in a battle that no one could win
I had to turn my soul away
Shit`s gonna happen - whether you like it or not
S` just the way it is

Then I open my eyes - boats on the river - headin` down the east side
Then I open my eyes - and the trash(?) slips away
Soft and supple - like some alibi
You been walkin in her sleep - there ain`t no cure for the secrets you hide

In the middle of my wildest dream - in a place where nothin`s what it seems 

At the time of a great loss
From the hoods and the broken homes - this danger`s got a smell of it`s own
In the middle of c-c-chaos
In the valley of the shadow of death - the Bellevue boys out kickin` ass
In the middle of fire
Inside the belly of the beast - in a place where wonders never cease
You go higher, higher, higher

Then I open my eyes - life in a nutshell - it`s over `fore you know it
Then I open my eyes

And the city wakes up - puts coffee in cups - when I open my eyes
And the kids go to school - Imus rules - when I open my eyes
I love you n` you love me
N` it rains so I buy an umbrella from the guy on 23rd and Second Avenue