Don Henley

Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed

Don Henley


I met a Frenchman in a field last night 
He was out there with an easel, 
painting carnival light 
He said, "I used to paint the princess; 
I used to paint the frogs 
Now I paint mustaches on dangerous dogs" 
He said, "Sometimes it's a country; 
sometimes it's a girl 
You, everybody got to have a purpose 
in this world 
You Yankees are so silly about matters of 
the heart 
Don't you know that women are the only 
works of art 
You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're gonna hit somethin' 
But that's the way it goes" 
Some guys were born to Rimbaud 
Some guys breathe Baudelaire 
Some guys just got to go and put 
their rockets everywhere 
You can breed 'em by the thousands; 
you can trick and you can train 
Just look at all those poor dogs that are 
dragged down bu the Seine 
How many arrows must I shoot into the 
blue? 
Ah, you little maniac, I'm crazy over you 
Before The Dearth of Lovers and 
The Punishment of Pride 
Let's go scrape out on the terrazzo 
It's just to hot outside 
"You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're drivin' with your eyes closed 
You're gonna hit somethin' 
But that's the way it goes" 
Talk talk, talk and talk 
Talk talk, sweet talk 
Talk talk, tough talk 
Talk talk, dirty talk 
Talk talk, walk and talk 
Talk talk, big talk 
Kiss kiss, kiss 
Talk talk, talk and talk 
Talk talk, smooth talk 
Talk talk, body talk 
Talk talk, back talk 
Talk talk, small talk 
Talk talk, baby talk 
Talk talk, peace talk 
Talk talk, bullshit