Must have passed by you one hundred times before Fresh from the coast, this city can't hold you no more Got a face for the movies, a smile for a silver screen Oh emerald eyes, you're stuck here inbetween Came through the back gate, the patio talk too loud Some time past midnight, we lost track of those in the background Shoulder to shoulder, the patio empty and still Oh emerald eyes, if you want me to I will Get in the taxi and drive around our fair steel town Stand in the kitchen and those four walls are spinnin' around You had a lover, I think I've seen her around But you keep your lips tied and hoping that I won't find out This gets older and older each time your lips shape the excuse But emerald eyes, it's nice to be with you Oh emerald eyes, it's nice to be with you