PRETTY GREEN EYES

I took her to the prom ,my pretty green eyes .
I was so proud to have her next to me .
I never knew the heart of pretty green eyes .
And that's why I'm so lonely now , you see .


She said that she'd return in just a moment .
And that was long enough for her to stray .
I guess I should have noticed her last lover ,
Had just got into town that fateful day .

And when I asked about my pretty green eyes ,
A friend of mine just whispered in my ear .
He said he saw her last , my pretty green eyes .
When she got in his car and held him near .

So then I left the prom in search of green eyes .
I saw her as he sped his car away .
But I just had to know from pretty green eyes
Just why she went with him that fateful day

I followed in my car pursuing green eyes .
They sped along at quite a torrid pace .
I didn't know it was to be that evening
I'd see both life and death come face to face .

I saw it just before it hit the guardrail .
It sailed , and then turned over out of sight .
I'll never know just why but I felt sorry
For everything that happened on that night .

I parked my car and ran to find my green eyes .
And there she was that dark and fateful night .
Just lying in the field beyond the guardrail
And near the place where they went out of sight .

I guess I'll tell you if you don't repeat it .
It's just between the two of us you see .
What happened , when I reached my pretty green eyes .
When there, I touch her oh so tenderly .

She moaned and then she opened up her green eyes .
They always were so beautiful , you see .
She squeezed my hand and told me she was sorry .
That she just had to know if it could be .

Though I was hurting too ,I never showed it .
I told her not to worry and be strong .
That on the day she finished her recovery ,
We'd have the local rock band play our song .

She squeezed my hand and pulled me to her gently .
Then whispered in my ear to make it clear .
She never really knew how much I loved her .
Or how she cherished having me so near .

Twas then I saw a tear well in my green eyes .
She pulled me closer still and kissed my cheek .
I told her that I loved her more than ever .
Her grip began to loosen and get weak .

I said , "Oh please don't go my pretty green eyes ."
She whispered these few words before her sigh .
"Oh ,I must pay the price for having left you .
So please forgive me darling ,don't you cry ."

And then I saw the light go out of green eyes .
As they stared into Heaven on that night .
I looked to see if I could see my green eyes .
As her soul searched the sky for Heaven's light .

I turned again to look into those green eyes .
A sight that I still see from day to day .
And one I'll surely see that fateful moment .
I join her there in Heaven's bright array .

And so it goes ,the story of my green eyes .
A tragic one you'll know so you can tell
Young lovers as they look into the Heavens .
So they can see those green eyes there as well .


Greenwolfe 1962