Melissa Manchester - I Got Eyes Lyrics
Oh, dreamboat, my sugarloaf
I can tell from your smile
Oh, baby, I could be one girl of a port of call
If you will drop your anchor
And stay for awhile
And, yes, I want to smother my perfect lover
Till we're dancing in the skies
There's nothing like hustle and muscle
And, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
No tugboat around my head you could never be
In songs like this
Where words and chords collide instead a hopeless turn of phrase
With sincerity
And, yes, I want to smother my perfect lover
With candy kisses to make him wise
An offer you couldn't (wouldn't) refuse and, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
The 'eyes' have always made it clear
That love begins and ends
Without a sense of fashion, no code etiquette is here
Only a friendly drive towards impolite passion
Know what I'm talking about
Know what I'm talking about
My old pal, my carnival
We have just begun
When morning comes we'll linger and begin again
And you will not believe how smart you've become
Oh, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
Other Lyrics by Artist
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Melissa Manchester I Got Eyes Comments
Love her voice, her style...and the bassline & drums, as well as the background vocals arrangement. Love it all.
And don't they say the average radio hit song is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long? Perfect fit.
But I wouldn't at all mind if it was longer. It's that good.
Oh, dreamboat, my sugar loaf
I can tell from your smile
Oh, baby, I could be one girl of a port of call
If you will drop your anchor
And stay for awhile
And, yes, I want to smother my perfect lover
'Till we're dancing in the skies
There's nothing like hustle and muscle
And, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
No tugboat around my head you could never be
In songs like this
Where words and chords collide instead a hopeless turn of phrase
With sincerity
And, yes, I want to smother my perfect lover
With candy kisses to make him wise
An offer you couldn't (wouldn't) refuse and, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
The eyes have always made it clear
That love begins and ends
Without a sense of fashion, no code etiquette is here
Only a friendly drive towards impolite passion
Know what I'm talking about
Know what I'm talking about
My old pal, my carnivale
We have just begun
When morning comes we'll linger and begin again
And you will not believe how smart you've become
And, yes, I want to smother my perfect lover
With candy kisses to make him wise
An offer you couldn't (wouldn't) refuse and, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
Oh, babe, I got eyes
I remember this as a flip side to some single I bought in the 70s. Listening to it now, I appreciate it so much more. Compact, articulate, and expertly arranged and sung. "I want to smother my bad ass lover..." What a line. How did she end up in the cut out bins of 80s techno-schlock?
It was the flip side of Midnight Blue. I bought the single, too.
Not sure. My mom bought this song's album and the follow-up _Better Days & Happy Endings_ in their heydays, both are wonderfully exceptional. Melissa wasn't at all a one-hit bimbo pushing image before talent; she has both image & talent and they emerge naturally. That has helped her endure so long, whereas other starlets, then and now, burned hot and fizzled. Slow and steady wins the long-haul.
Great song. Thank you Melissa.