I was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield
Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station
And the preacher said you know you always have the Lord by your side
And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor
Thank you jesus thank you lord
I had an arrangement to meet a girl and I was kind of late
And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off
She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find
Much to my surprise there she was sitting in the corner
A little bleary worse for wear and tear
Was a girl with far away eyes
So if you're down on your luck
And you can't harmonize
Find a girl with far away And if you're downright disgusted
And life ain't worth a dime
Get a girl with far away eyes
Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio
And all my dreams would come true
So I did the next week I got a prayer with a girl
Well you know what kind of eyes she got
So if you're down on your luck
I know you all sympathize
Find a girl with far away eyes
And if you're downright disgusted
And life ain't worth a dime
Get a girl with far away eyes
So if you're down on your luck
I know you all sympathize
Get a girl with far away eyes
[00:00.18] [00:16.69]I was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield [00:22.24] [00:23.59]Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station [00:26.77] [00:28.15]And the preacher said you know you always have the [00:31.73]Lord by your side [00:33.25] [00:36.60]And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran [00:41.37]Twenty red lights in his honor [00:43.23] [00:46.70]Thank you jesus thank you lord [00:51.22] [00:57.37]I had an arrangement to meet a girl and I was kind of late [01:01.72] [01:02.76]And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off [01:06.34] [01:07.13]She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find [01:10.44] [01:14.95]Much to my surprise there she was sitting in the corner [01:18.98] [01:20.54]A little bleary worse for wear and tear [01:24.26] [01:27.13]Was a girl with far away eyes [01:31.59] [01:37.09]So if you're down on your luck [01:40.83] [01:42.58]And you can't harmonize [01:46.15] [01:47.55]Find a girl with far away [01:53.37]And if you're downright disgusted [02:02.18] [02:03.27]And life ain't worth a dime [02:06.72] [02:07.84]Get a girl with far away eyes [02:13.60] [02:39.33]Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send [02:44.97]Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus [02:50.26]Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California [02:53.78]And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio [02:56.27] [02:56.78]And all my dreams would come true [02:58.78] [02:59.90]So I did the next week I got a prayer with a girl [03:09.94] [03:11.43]Well you know what kind of eyes she got [03:13.62] [03:18.51]So if you're down on your luck [03:22.31] [03:23.60]I know you all sympathize [03:27.74] [03:28.89]Find a girl with far away eyes [03:35.19] [03:38.80]And if you're downright disgusted [03:42.71] [03:44.35]And life ain't worth a dime [03:47.91] [03:48.98]Get a girl with far away eyes [03:55.45] [03:58.86]So if you're down on your luck [04:02.62] [04:03.96]I know you all sympathize [04:08.08] [04:09.15]Get a girl with far away eyes [04:16.54]
