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Somewhere in your eyes
That very special glow
Something drawing me
To where I do not know
I never really thought
That I would lose myself
Now I’m going faster
Than anybody else
You move without a sound
And touch me with your hand
Just like the rain that fondles
Every grain of sand
This thing we’re gonna do
It’s just for you and me
I’m gonna make it good
Good as it can be
Your kiss is sweeter now
Your breath is getting warm
We must take our time
And last it through til dawn
I wonder will it be
Oh, I expect it to
There have been other girls
No-one else like you
I feel a power here
I never felt before
And I begin to see
What drives us to want more
Oh, girl of all my dreams
Please tell me if I’m wrong
Because I’ve been blue
But we belong
As time passed and all too fast
I just knew we couldn’t last
And I guessed that the end
Was near at hand
Though we tried our love inside
It just crumpled up and died
What went wrong
I will never understand
You tell me why
Alone again
How could you leave me
Alone again
I don’t want to be
Alone again
There’s a line in a rhyme
I was going to send to you
It says: "All that is to be
Will surely be"
So oh, though you had to go
‘Cause you needed someone new
Is there still a chance
That you’ll come back to me
I want you back you see
Alone again
How could you leave me
Alone again
How could you leave me
Alone again
I don’t wanna be alone again
Somewhere in your eyes
That very special glow
Something drawing me
To where I do not know
I never really thought
That I would lose myself
But now I’m going faster
Than anybody else
You move without a sound
And touch me with your hand
Just like the waves that fondle
Every little grain of sand
This thing we’re gonna do
It’s just for you and me
And I’m gonna make it good
Just you wait and see
That very special glow
Something drawing me
To where I do not know
I never really thought
That I would lose myself
Now I’m going faster
Than anybody else
And touch me with your hand
Just like the rain that fondles
Every grain of sand
This thing we’re gonna do
It’s just for you and me
I’m gonna make it good
Good as it can be
Your breath is getting warm
We must take our time
And last it through til dawn
I wonder will it be
Oh, I expect it to
There have been other girls
No-one else like you
I never felt before
And I begin to see
What drives us to want more
Oh, girl of all my dreams
Please tell me if I’m wrong
Because I’ve been blue
But we belong
I just knew we couldn’t last
And I guessed that the end
Was near at hand
Though we tried our love inside
It just crumpled up and died
What went wrong
I will never understand
Alone again
How could you leave me
Alone again
I don’t want to be
Alone again
I was going to send to you
It says: "All that is to be
Will surely be"
So oh, though you had to go
‘Cause you needed someone new
Is there still a chance
That you’ll come back to me
I want you back you see
How could you leave me
Alone again
How could you leave me
Alone again
I don’t wanna be alone again
That very special glow
Something drawing me
To where I do not know
I never really thought
That I would lose myself
But now I’m going faster
Than anybody else
And touch me with your hand
Just like the waves that fondle
Every little grain of sand
This thing we’re gonna do
It’s just for you and me
And I’m gonna make it good
Just you wait and see
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So I have the right to be first person who can comment this song. Good :-) I don't like to be first, so I'll just tell that this song
is very good. Cause it is.
This song is better than good. It is fabulous! The lyrical love story, eventual failure, and hope for return is so wonderfully penned. Congratulations Ken Hensley on a masterpiece. This was the first with full orchestra. This lp was a slight departure from the first raw energy lp, but I recall getting blown away by what we felt was tremendous progress both lyrically and musically. Ken Hensley penned most of this lp. In Salisbury cut credit should be given to Mick Box for the awesome guitar work. The chord progression is simple 4 chords, but the lead riffs, especially the three near the end are mind blowing. His contribution to this, which really should be considered their signature song, is magnificent. If you listen closely you can even hear when he hits the foot button just before ripping it up. Both thumbs up for this cut even more than 40 years after I first heard it, I am still impressed.
It's too bad David Byron was a flaming alcoholic. It eventually caused Ken Hensley to leave the group and of course, David drank himself to death. Uriah Heep still exists thanks to Mick Box but it's not nearly the same. Ken went on to a mostly mediocre solo career, not that his music wasn't spectacular because it was. Sounded a lot like Heep. Duh? He was the principal songwriter after all. This song epitomizes the incredible potential of this group which unfortunately was never totally realized.