This Ol’ Hazel Eyes

©2021 Richard Gately / 5050songs Inc (ASCAP)
Release Date: 4/15/2021
Track duration: 04:02
ISRC: ushm22115930
UPC: 198000341749

Produced by Demo My Song®

Lyrics

I close my eyes and drift away
My mind eases back to memories
Of Yesterday
Running through fields near my childhood home
I’m a young man now of seventeen
Off to see the world
As a Marine
Missing my home for two long years
These ol’ hazel eyes have seen so much
Sunsets so beautiful
Right from God’s paintbrush
It brings salty tears to my eyes
These ol’ hazel eyes
I’m married now and father of four
Have a loving wife
That I adore
Life was happy then, the good times make me smile
These ol’ hazel eyes watched life passed by
Weddings, lullabies
And sad goodbyes
There is one thing that I truly know
My family is my prize
My love for them is all I can see
Through these ol’ hazel eyes
Through these ol’ hazel eyes
I’m ninety two years now and a grateful man
Have a wonderful family and such dear friends
Whatever happens next will be God’s plan
I’ll close these weary eyes one last time
These ol’ hazel eyes….
These ol’ hazel eyes watched life passed by
Weddings, lullabies
And sad goodbyes
There is one thing I truly know
My family is my prize
My love for them is all I can see
Through these ol’ hazel eyes
Through these ol’ hazel eyes
My family is my prize
My family is my prize