In the 1980s, sunglasses were a common fashion for people who wanted to adopt a "tough guy" persona (note all the cop shows from that era -- Simon & Simon, Miami Vice, etc. -- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He's trying to pretend that he's a "tough guy" to hide the fact that his girlfriend's affair is disturbing him.
i hope don't look too forward, i hope my thoughts and words can fit
i looked around, i've tracked you down now i can't quit
i know the clock says its too late, i know we've kind of been love-hate
but i need to tell you tonight, i will commit
i *know*
i hope i don't look too desperate, i know it kind of looks that way
ive thought it through, though and i do know i won't sway
i wanna celebrate every day, i want to chase your fears away
i needed you here in my arms to hear me say "i know"
girl, thank you for coming to me tonight
if you're still considering this, alright
life brought us together and now i
can't just face the pillow and say goodnight
i hope that i sound convincing, i hope that i can finally show
how i feel after so long of "i don't know"
i wanna show how far i'll go, i wanna relive our old hope,
but this time i want to follow thru, lets go - i *know*
i looked around, i've tracked you down now i can't quit
i know the clock says its too late, i know we've kind of been love-hate
but i need to tell you tonight, i will commit
i *know*
i hope i don't look too desperate, i know it kind of looks that way
ive thought it through, though and i do know i won't sway
i wanna celebrate every day, i want to chase your fears away
i needed you here in my arms to hear me say "i know"
girl, thank you for coming to me tonight
if you're still considering this, alright
life brought us together and now i
can't just face the pillow and say goodnight
i hope that i sound convincing, i hope that i can finally show
how i feel after so long of "i don't know"
i wanna show how far i'll go, i wanna relive our old hope,
but this time i want to follow thru, lets go - i *know*
Lyrics submitted by Blaupunked
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