Almond Eyes

That girl with the almond eyes is sitting by the bed
Durante’s on the radio
Well, prescription that was just a dream I had

And that’s her on a spotlit stage
Lights flaring in her hair
Songs about lost sailors
Some sinners, link and a porte cochere

A crowd is full of long-gone lovers
A crowd is full of distant friends
Hands held high waving “look at me”
Or “play that song again”

If later that girl with the almond eyes
Is sitting on a bed
Dolly Parton on the radio
The songs are written, the letters read

And if you ever wonder in some European night
If your parents think you’ve chosen wisely
If your brother thinks you’re right

If you ever wonder who out there loves you
I hope now you know
If you wonder if we’re thinking of you
Just know it’s so

They say good things always come in time
I hope that’s true
And that this will all be easy someday
I hope that for you
Someday we’ll look back on this and it will all seem funny
Well, that’s true too

And if you ever wonder who out there loves you
Now you know
If you wonder if we’re thinking of you
Just know it’s so