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The Devil's Eye

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I don't wanna let you out of my sight
don't wanna let you onto your flight.
The fortune teller might have been right
The bad old world can turn your hair white.

And sometimes we don't come through
Sometimes we just get by
but I know with you
I've never seen the devil's eye.

I don't wanna have to say a goodbye
don't wanna wipe the tear from your eye
I took this chance to write a message
It's just to say that I'll miss you.

And sometimes we don't come through
Sometimes we just get by
but I know with you
I've never seen the devil's eye.

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ruben On Jul 10, 2002

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by levels

19y ago

what is he referring to when he speaks of the devils eye?

is he saying, that with this person, he has never seen the bad side of them?

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by laurelinwyntre

18y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Eye

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by charito

18y ago

their relationship was not perfect, but it was true. "seing the devil's eye" is like seing the worst of a person, or a relationship, when it's gone terribly wrong (maybe a huge fight, or, a big dissapointment, or falling out of love and feeling trapped and lonely, whatever). no, with her there's always the big sincere love that saves them. but now she's going away and he's gonna miss her so much because of that.

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