Shawn Colvin - Window To The World Lyrics






Neon flickers with a pale glow
And all the shadows that come and go
Sometimes I can hear them laugh and cry
In my lonely room with a view
I can't sleep and so I think of you
And watch the world as it passes by

I can't close my eyes
I can't close my eyes

[Chorus:]
This is my window to the world
All of the lonely boys and girls
Are a reflection in my eyes
Of me and you
This is my window to it all
I see the heroes rise and fall
This is my window to the world
And I can see

As the night turns into day
Old ladies shuffle by and wave
And the kids sell drugs to cars that slowly cruise
Young lovers walk across my street
Oblivious to the refugees
And the lonely lost baby, that's me and you

I can't close my eyes
I can't close my eyes

[Chorus]





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  1. D.... L....

    PS...Amazing Artist.

  2. D.... L....

    Beautiful song! I checked it out. Because my smart phone is my window to the World.Thank you for sharing.

  3. R.... B....

    The best song on Cover Girl, with 'If These Walls Could Speak' a very close second. Shawn Colvin is an underrated genius.

    R.... B....

    You know they're all covers of other artists, right?

    R.... B....

    Badger BadgerBadger Obviously. Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic (originally Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police is the opening track. My dad got it back in the fall of '94, it took me a couple of years to get to like Shawn Colvin but once I did I was glad to be swayed.

    R.... B....

    For me it was when she did a concert broadcast live on KFOG, and she did an impression of Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond that just knocked me flat.

    R.... B....

    Badger BadgerBadger That would be Shawn, alright! She can knock out a spellbinding show and work a crowd. She's a rare one.

  4. S.... S....

    youtube.com/watch?v=GepUqPw-rt4

  5. S.... S....

    @lamareikan666 @lamareikan666
    here is the original, if you want

  6. h.... ....

    Mum used to play this album a lot when I was little, this song randomly came inti my mind today so I looked it up, still can't find the original version though.

  7. a.... ....

    My favorite from Colvin's "Cover Girl" album...absolutely perfect song for her. Our girl has impeccable taste to go along with her massive talents.

  8. M.... G....

    Been a fan since 1989. Thanks for posting this..one of my faves off of Cover Girl. :-)

  9. M.... W....

    Shawn is obviously a very capable song writer. This song can be found on Shawn's Cover Girl CD, which contains various covers-Everything He does is magic, etc. This CD did not enjoy commercial success, but in retrospect it was a very underrated effort.

  10. d.... ....

    saw her on austin city limits one night,she done this song,thought where did this come from,always been a fan since the start,thanks.

  11. e.... ....

    Yes, thanks so much. I love it!

  12. f.... ....

    Great Great Great, so happy to have this!
    THANK YOU!