"Old Eyes" genre: Christian Pop
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	Dedicated to Steve Kuchle. It's about not giving up on this wonderful gift called "Life."
	CD: Wayfaring Strangers   Label: Hobo Mountain Music Credits: Written by Jesse Leigh Brackstone
	Story Behind the Song This song was written for a friend of mine, Steve Kuchle, about 16 years ago. At that time he was 80, and had just suffered his third heart attack. His eyes had resignation in them, and I couldn't bear to see this man who had been such an inspiration to me just give up and "go gently into that goodnight." So, I recorded this initially "live to two track" and took it over to his house and played it for him. He cried. He looked at me with a tear-stained face and with a tembling voice he said, "I have lived for 80 years on this earth and nobody has ever written me a story, or a poem, or a song." He clasped the cassette to his chest, and went into his private chambers, still weeping. (By this time I was weeping too). I never again saw him with resignation in his eyes, and while I do not know if he is still on the temporal plane today, I do know that he was alive ten years ago; so I Praise God for allowing me to use one of His given gifts to lift up one of His weary soldiers. - Jesse. Lyrics I don't like "Goodbye's" Especially in old eyes Speaking resignation Weariness and pain Don't you feel you could hang on Sing us maybe one more song And rally to the music once again CHORUS: Old eyes See ribbons in the moonlight Old eyes Watch seasons from the park They see kindness when we're cruel And wisdom from a fool And sunshine In the middle of the dark I see something new Coming over you And it looks too much like You are giving in And if you'd let me choose I'd say you have too much to lose Yet I know life is a game You just can't win CHORUS: Old Eyes See ribbons in the moonlight Old Eyes Watch seasons from the park They see kindness when we're cruel And wisdom from a fool And sunshine In the middle of the dark Must you leave me now I guess I thought somehow You'd find a way To break off nature's chains Please don't end your song I just learned to sing along... Through the silent dark The music will remain CHORUS: Old eyes See ribbons in the moonlight Old eyes Watch seasons from the park They see kindness when we're cruel And wisdom from a fool And sunshine In the middle of the dark And sunshine In the middle of the dark

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