Someone Else's Lover - Ben Danaher

This is my life and it's my right to live The way I want to live each day That's what I wanna say And this is my song And for too long I sang someone else's melody It wasn't really me Somehow I took myself for granted In someone else's eyes I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized I can't love you, I can't love me through someone else's eyes You were the sun, I was the one who just Revolved around you day and night You were my only life but if I were free Baby, I'd take control of everything inside of me Find who I wanna be I'd never take myself for granted In someone else's eyes I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized I can't love you, I can't love me in someone else's eyes I gotta show myself I can still exist without a man Gotta finally take control, gotta see myself as whole with you Though you're not the one to blame, I was lost inside your name And I'll never be the same till I find a way back home again In someone else's eyes I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized When I, I can't, I and I will not, you can't make me Ooh, someone else's eyes, ooh, baby, baby, baby Till I find a way back home again Through someone else's eyes I saw reflections of a girl I was, hey, caught me by surprise Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized I can't love you, I can't love you through someone else's eyes, ooh Someone else's eyes, no baby, ooh Someone else's eyes, can't do it, I can't do it I, I love you, sweet baby, I wanna be with you, baby Through someones else's eyes, ooh Someone else's eyes, oh, baby Oh yeah, someone else's eyes I wanna be by your side God haven't you heard this lady's cry?

You feel familiar But I'm not sure I know your name I don't know why I'm telling you this story today A whisper on the breeze I heard a rustle in the trees I need to know and maybe you'll explain Why I can't stop crying And nothing is as it appears I can't stop crying But I'm crying someone else's tears Someone else's tears The grapes are gathered The wine is pressed And despite the rain it's been a good year To walk these fields again In the chapel of our youth we bowed down to beauty and truth I see no reason but maybe you'll explain Why I can't stop crying But I'm crying someone else's tears Someone else's tears The red house that we built... It's still standing... proud The glasses that we filled... Let's raise them now It might be raining But the sun is gonna burst through the clouds The storm it can be stilled... Let's go out... But I can't stop crying As I'm crashing through the gears I can't stop crying But I'm crying someone else's tears Someone else's tears I can't stop lying Have I been lying all these years? I can't stop trying To chase away her fears I can't stop crying, crying, Someone else's tears

When I laid eyes on her thats when I knew To win her love is nothing I wouldnt do Talking to her all would seem would give her a thrill Fleet woods, Eldorados and Coop-Davilles Well, I might have stretched the truth just a tiny bit When I told her that I had one with a Continental Kit Ya! well I dont steal but Ive been known to borrow Ya! tonight we've been rolling like theres no tomorrow Shes cuddling up close rubbing my back Doing a little this doing a little that Im sure gunna hate to sneak it back But we've been riding 'round in someone elses cadillac I got my uncle willys watch and my daddies money clip My cousin bubbas black boots with a golden silver tips Ya! shes purring like a kitten I'm the cats meow Im gunna trade a weeks pay for a night on the town Well how could I tell her what she dont know When shes sitting here thinking Im a king of the road Ya! well I dont steal but I've been know to borrow Ya! tonight we've been rolling like theres no tomorrow Shes cuddling up close rubbing my back Doing a little this doing a little that I'm sure gunna hate to have to sneak it back But we've been riding 'round in someone elses cadillac (Come on baby) We were in the back seat parked under the stars When I saw the blue lights of that police car Ya! well officer know I dont steal but Ive been known to borrow Ya! tonight we've been rolling like theres no tomorrow Now can you find it in your heart To cut me some slack I admitt it ain't mine sir, thats a fact But I was gunna take her home and then sneak it on back Ya we've been riding 'round in someone elses cadillac

Momma's still got that sequin gown that she wore in '68 She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade It took a whole lot of years and tears For her momma to finally admit No matter how many stitches and pins That old dress was never gonna fit She was daddy's little girl Momma's little angel Teacher's pet, pageant queen She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me (Waking up) waking up in someone else's dream" Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday He'll ride up on a big white horse and just carry you away" It took 25 years and some broken vows Before they'd finally see There's a little more to love and life Than fairytales and hand-me-down dreams She was daddy's little girl Momma's little angel Teacher's pet, pageant queen She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me (Waking up) waking up in someone else's dream" Now she's got 27 candles on her cake And she means to make her life her own Before there's 28 She was daddy's little girl Momma's little angel Teacher's pet, pageant queen She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me (Waking up) waking up in someone else..." She was daddy's little girl Momma's little angel Teacher's pet, pageant queen She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me (Waking up) waking up in someone else's, someone else's dream" Oh, in someone else's dream

Well, I can't tell you anything You don't know I already know But I keep on trying I should just let it go I keep on singing Your eyes they just roll It sounds like someone else's song From a long time ago You already know the story The chords are just the same You already know I love you And I sound like what's-his-name But you can't stop me I want you to know I know it sounds like someone else's song From a long time ago