My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you Like a million miles away from me You couldn't see how I adored you So close, so close and yet so far-ar
Carried your books from school Playin' make-believe you're married to me You were fifth-grade, I was sixth, when we came to be Walkin' home every day over Barnegat Bri-idge and Bay 'Til we grew into the me and you Went our separate ways
My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you Like a million miles away from me You couldn't see how I adored you So close, so close and yet so far-ar
Headed for city lights Climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame I worked my fingers to the bone Made my-yself a name Funny, I seemed to find That no matter how the years unwi-ind Still I reminisce 'bout the girl I miss And the love I left behind
My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you Like a million miles away from me You couldn't see how I adored you So close, so close and yet so far-ar
(My eyes adored you) All my life I will remember (Though I never laid a hand on you) A warm and tender feelin' way back then (My eyes adored you) Woh-oh-woh-oh, baby (Like a million miles away from me You couldn't see how I adored you) But I feel inside, regrets (So close) I know I won't ever forget, you're my childhood friend (So close and yet so far-ar)
My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you Like a million miles away from me You couldn't see how I adored you * The "Explosive Hits" version fades and ends at this point So close, so close and yet so far-ar My eyes adored you Though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you (fade)