James McMurtry - Shining Eyes lyrics

McMurtry When a telephone rings in an empty room Does it make a sound When I get back from the east coast Will you still be around Well that's hard to say Doesn't look that way Pigeons on the sidewalk Can't stay out of my way Night clerk at the hotel Won't give me the time of day I can understand He's a busy man Coming off a bad day I want to turn and run away Quick as I can (chorus) And I see your shining eyes In the middle of the night Between the highway lines And the runway lights Silence on the line Something's not right Must have drifted too far From the sight of your shining eyes I shouldn't sit here longing For the time we never spent With the pockets of my suitcase Full of cards I never sent I can't fix the past And the world's spinning much too fast Slowly falling into line Sometimes I think I know my mind But that don't last (chorus) It might have made no difference Had I never left at all But I'm standing at the pay phone And they're sweeping out the hall And I guess you'll never answer But there's not much I could say You might not want to hear my name I miss your company just the same Everyday (chorus)