My Mother's Eyes

I think I'll sing you a little ballad

It's a new one

I just learnt it

Oh, I hope you like it

Got my mother's eyes and my father's hair

Does anybody really care?

It's gettin' cold out here

Well, I keep walkin' with my head held high

With my head to the sky

With my mother's eyes

And my mother's eyes are with me

In the darkness that's been paid for

I'm just a nameless stranger, don't know why

Have I seen all that I could?

Have I seen more than I should

With my mother's eyes?

Have I seen all that I could?

Have I seen more than I should

With my mother's eyes?

And my mother's eyes are with me

In the chilly winds of autumn

If I ain't here by winter, she'll know why

I've seen all that I dare

I've seen more than my share

Forgive me if I stare with my mother's eyes