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Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes?
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
When I looked 'round, you were gone
Stand by my side
And the pipe dream is yours now
Stand by my side
And the singer won't get in our way
Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes?
And Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
When I looked 'round, you were gone
Stand by my side
And the pipe dream is yours now
Stand by my side
And the cynics won't get in our way
Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes?
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another chance
To see your blue eyed problem
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
When I looked 'round, you were gone
And the pipe dream is yours now
Stand by my side
And the singer won't get in our way
And Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
When I looked 'round, you were gone
And the pipe dream is yours now
Stand by my side
And the cynics won't get in our way
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another chance
To see your blue eyed problem
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this is a really good song!!! its about a girl whos dad was an alcoholic surprise and her "mother kept it all inside" shows that she copped beatings from him but didnt say anything i'm not sure about the pipe dream... could be a drug reference, but not sure
The lyric is "I was looking for you and I found another ONE" not you. Just thought I'd clear that up.
Can someone explain 'the pipe dream'? Great song...janie xx
i really dont know i just wanted to add that this is a great song, my fave on the album.
A great song to listen... but I didn't quite get it. What's about 'looking for another you and I found another you' part? I got to admit my imagination is quite limited but would someone plz have enough patience to explain it?
he's talking about how the kid is so much like the dad, hes got his eyes n stuff,but he doesnt want the kid to be like his dad cuz his dad was an alcoholic and he's trying to keep him away from that alcohol and the like
theres something about this song that sounds like 'angie' rollingstones
Well,dictionary.com explains a pipe dream as a fantastic notion or a faint hope, so I'm guessing that it is either the hope that the kid doesn't end up like his or her dad, or the hope that the father is just going to stop being an alcoholic. The 'looking for another you and I found another you' could mean that there are alot of children that have parents that are alcoholic, that he/she is not alone.
maybe the songs not supposed to make a lot of sense, as long as it sounds good. sometimes thats all artists care about. perhaps the pipe dream thing is about feeling stuck in a narrow gauge and not being able to move up, down,left or right, only round in one excruciating circle, not getting anywhere, and her dream is about one day breaking those boundaries and being able to fly free! just a suggestion.
Sound especially great live. I think the pipe dream bit means like ambition and hope the narrator has for this child, and that if the child goes the same way as the father, there'll be nothing for him/her.