[Verse 1]
We have a big house with lots of gardens
And children playing in the school next door
These aren't the best times, these aren't the worst times
But these are my times, I never asked for more
[Verse 2]
There's always sunshine and shiny weather
I like it just fine, he likes it better
And I don't know the name of the people right next door
But I can't complain he could’ve had so much more
[Chorus]
And he isn't you
And I'll never be
The one that he left behind
Each time we look in the mirror
I see those restless eyes
When he finds
That I'm not the one he wanted
And he's not who I dreamed
Ooh, those restless eyes
And restless me
[Verse 3]
And when the warm winds that surround me
Come raining down me on cold summer nights
He never asks me to surrender
And I'll remember that when I want to leave
[Verse 4]
And if my heart beats a touch too fast
And if my eyes blink he doesn't ask
He lets us both pretend it's the wind up from the shore
And I love him for it then like I never did before
[Chorus]
And he isn't you
And I'll never be
The one that he left behind
Each time we look in the mirror
I see those restless eyes
When he finds
That I'm not the one he wanted
And he's not who I dreamed
Ooh, those restless eyes
And restless me
[Outro]
That I'm not the one he wanted
And he's not who I dreamed
And restless me
Restless Eyes was written by Janis Ian.
Restless Eyes was produced by Gary Klein.
Janis Ian released Restless Eyes on Sun Aug 23 1981.