Sweet Southern Eyes

In a musty old house
In the heart of the south
Where hatred still burns like the sun

I come into this life
Son of a man and his wife
Bound to do what’s not easily done

Papa was a good ole’ boy
Mama was a saint
When he reached for her hand
She was never far away

And she raised me on sunshine
And huckleberry pie
And the love in her sweet southern eyes

Oh oh sweet southern eyes
Hiding the sadness behind
Oh oh sweet southern eyes
Oh the love in her sweet southern eyes

They were two shipwrecked lovers
Full of promise and of heart
But each morning they awoke
Just a little more apart

First he filled her with laughter
Then he filled her with lies
And brought tears to those
Sweet southern eyes
He brought tears to those
Sweet southern eyes

Nothing I could do to ease the pain
Nothing in my power
To make her whole again
A wistful melody and a sad refrain

Oh oh sweet southern eyes
Hiding the sadness behind
Oh oh sweet southern eyes
He brought tears to those
Sweet southern eyes