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Almond Eyes

from Homemade Wine by Penelope Swales

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Almond Eyes
© Penelope Swales 1997

Young men leave the room
So nonchalant, so casual, but we
All know where they’re going to
We who stay behind roll our eyes
What can you do?

My friend, I’m not impressed
To come back to town to find you like this
And I can see that you’re embarrassed
You say you’ll pull through
Oh god, I hate to see these pinholes in your life
I know you hate it too

You’ve been playing with it for years
My friend, you must have,
You must have got careless
Blasé my love,
You never thought
That you’d get caught
Caught up in it

You know, I’ve grown out of this
Ten years ago, I must admit I was impressed and I,
I took it seriously
Now I just think it’s stupid and it’s ugly
It’s no good to say – will you ever learn
Coz you have learned, and I know that you know better
That’s not the point
There is no point
It’s just not that simple
To break loose of this particular fetter

You have almond eyes
And a weakness for it besides
And I have eyes for you
I have a weakness for you
And I know that you’re partial
Oh, my friend, oh my dear friend
What are you doing?
Oh, my friend, you’re one of my best friends
What the hell do you think you’re doing?

Friends die, it’s not enough
The loss of priceless individuals is no
Deterrent from this stuff
We all know it’s dangerous
Some think it’s glamourous
But you, you’ve been around for years
And I know that you know better

Generation after generation gets into this shit
If you can’t learn from other people’s mistakes
You’ll just wind up up to your neck in it
It’s like there’s some kind of fucked machismo
Say’s you’re piking out if you don’t do it
And I’m here to say
That’s just 24-carat bullshit

You return, I leave the room
I can handle it, but I’m not gonna watch you do it
It makes me feel sick
And all you say, all that you say
Is that you’ll pull through it
I think you could pull through it

Oh, young men leave the room
So nonchalant, so purposeful, but we
All know what they’re going through
Oh, yeah, mmm-hmm
Ahhh – we all know what you’re up to

credits

from Homemade Wine, released January 7, 1997
Penelope Swales - vocals, guitar
Paul Jonas - violin
Mal Webb - bass
George Papantonio - drums
Dave Steel - Hammond organ, lap steel guitar

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Penelope Swales Boolarra, Australia

Penelope Swales has been articulating the human condition with passion and humour for 30+ years. She sings about politics, love, friendship, the unbreakable bond between us and dogs and the impact of the Internet on society. She won the 2019 Alistair Hulett Songs for Social Justice Award with “Cambridge Analytica”. “The Ides of March in Christchurch" was short-listed for the same award in 2020. ... more

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