The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South - Old Red Eyes Is Back lyrics

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Red from the night before the night before
Walked into the wrong bar walked into a door

Old Red's in town
And sitting late at night he doesn't make a sound
Just adding to the winkles on his deathly frown

They're only red from all the tears that I should've shed
They're only red from all the women that I could've wed
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue

Listen up Old Red
You never listened to a word the doctor said
He tould you if you drank another you'd be dead

Old Red Eyes is back
His shoulders ache all over and his brain is sore
He pours a drink and listens to his body thaw

They're only red from all the thoughts unused inside my head
They're only red from all the things I could have done instead
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue

Blue is a streetr without an end
Red is the colour of my hell
Blue is a greeting from a friend
Red is the colour of farewell

Old Red he died
And every single landlord in the district cried
An empty bottle of whisky laying by his side
A lazy little tear running from each eye
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
They could never be blue
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Author: David Rotheray, Paul Heaton, Heaton / Rotheray

Composer: Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray

Publisher: Go! Discs Ltd.

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Released in: 2007

Language: English

Appearing on: Old Red Eyes Is Back (1991) , Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South (limited edition) (1994) , Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South (1994) , Live At The BBC (4 cd box) (2011) , Solid Bronze - Great Hits (2001) , Gold (2006) , 0898 Beautiful South (1992) , The BBC Sessions (2007) , The BBC Sessions (2007)

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