My Father's Eyes lyrics

Song information

Artist: Eric Clapton
Album: Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton 1981-1999

Lyrics

(By eric clapton)

Sailing down behind the sun
Waiting for my prince to come
Praying for the healing rain
To restore my soul again

Just a tuareg on the run
How did I get here?
What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him?
When I look in my father's eyes
My father's eyes
When I look in my father's eyes
My father's eyes

Then the light begins to shine
And I hear those ancient lullabies
And as I watch this seedling grow
Feel my heart start to overflow

Where do I find the words to say?
How do I teach him?
What do we play?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them
That's when I need my father's eyes
My father's eyes
That's when I need my father's eyes
My father's eyes

Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears
I'm like a bridge that was washed away;
My foundations were made of clay

As my soul slides down to die
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes
My father's eyes
I looked into my father's eyes
My father's eyes

My father's eyes
My father's eyes
I looked into my father's eyes
My father's eyes

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"Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton 1981-1999" album track list