The Eyes are the Windows of the Soul

 Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive ... that is where God is.

— Ignatius of Loyola, born in 1491

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Saturday Night at the Oldies: The Eyes are the Windows of the Soul

Elvis Presley, Spanish Eyes

Van Morrison, Brown Eyed Girl.  This one goes out to Kathy H.

Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.  Thinking of you, Anne-Marie C. and the fabulous and far-off fall of '73.

In the twilight glow I see her
Blue eyes crying in the rain
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again.

Love is like a dying ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes crying in the rain.

Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I've loved in vain
But I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes crying in the rain.

Someday when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no parting
Blue eyes crying in the rain.

Jackson Browne, Doctor My Eyes.  Dedicated to Darci M. and our summer of '78.

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand

I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can

Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long

'Cause I have wandered through this world
And as each moment has unfurled
I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams
People go just where they will
I never noticed them until I got this feeling
That it's later than it seems

Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what you see
I hear their cries
Just say if it's too late for me

Doctor, my eyes
Cannot see the sky
Is this the PRICE for having learned how not to cry?

Kim Carnes, Bette Davis Eyes

Four Seasons, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (From Deer Hunter)

Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Judy Blue Eyes

Joan Baez, Tears in My Eyes

Joan Baez, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Dylan)

Curtis Lee, Pretty Little Angel Eyes (the original!)  This one goes out to wifey with love.