[Verse 1]
She sees the world through rose-coloured glasses
Painted skies and graceful romances
I see a world that's tired and scared
Of living on the edge too long
Where does she get off telling me
That love could save us all
Save us all
[Verse 2]
She takes my hand and leads me to nowhere town
No matter where I stand it's always neutral ground
And in the cool of the evening blue
I feel so tired and alone
Where does she get off telling me
That love could save us all
Save us all
[Chorus]
And it's day after day
I keep hanging around can you tell me why
Night after night I know I should leave
But there's something in those eyes
That keeps me hanging on I'm hypnotised
It breaks my heart and I don't know why
Tell me why tell me why
[Verse 3]
She sees the world through rose-coloured glasses
Painted skies and graceful romances
See a world that's tired and scared
Of living on the edge too long
Where does she get off telling me
That love could save us all
[Chorus]
And it's day after day
I keep hanging around can you tell me why
Night after night yeah I know I should leave
But there's something
Day after day after day after day
And I don't know
Day after day after day after day
And I don't know why
Rose-Coloured Glasses was written by Greg Keelor & Jim Cuddy.
Rose-Coloured Glasses was produced by Terry Brown.
In a January 2020 Facebook post, Greg Keelor said:
i wrote that song in jim and rena’s apt in little italy (ny) in 1981
it was a saturday afternoon
jim and rena were going to some art show
i didn’t feel like going so i bought two quart bottles of miller and sat down with jim’s acoustic guitar and s...