Lyrics When Green Eyes Turn Blue - Elvis Costello

When Green Eyes Turn Blue

Every single time
It becomes too much
There’s nothing I can say
Or I can touch
But the glory is, as it comes passing through,
I know I will be there
When green eyes turn blue
It’s the same for me Time appears to teach
There is nothing quite beyond our reach
Wits may sharpen up Their cuts and clever flays
Let them squander all of them
You brighten up my darkest gaze
And as a consequence I can see out of the gloom
That I gathered about myself
That I thought would flatter me What the hell was the matter with me Every single time I approached despair
I thought of your name and you were there
I won’t burden you
As promises will do But I know I will be there
When green eyes turn blue.