Far Away Eyes

Lyrics

I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield  
Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station  
And the preacher said, "You know you always have the Lord by your side"  
And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran  
Twenty red lights in his honor  
Thank you Jesus, thank you Lord  
  
I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late  
And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off  
She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find  
Much to my surprise, there she was sittin' in the corner  
A little bleary, worse for wear and tear  
Was a girl with far away eyes  
  
So if you're down on your luck  
And you can't harmonize  
Find a girl with far away eyes  
And if you're downright disgusted  
And life ain't worth a dime  
Get a girl with far away eyes  
  
Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send  
Ten dollars to the church of the Sacred Bleeding Heart Of Jesus  
Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California  
And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio  
And all my dreams would come true  
So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl  
Well, you know what kind of eyes she got, well I'll tell ya  
  
So if you're down on your luck  
I know you all sympathize  
Find a girl with far away eyes  
And if you're downright disgusted  
And life ain't worth a dime  
Get a girl with far away eyes  
  
So if you're down on your luck  
I know you all sympathize  
Find a girl with far away eyes