Went out walking I recall Me and my best girl along the wall In the long grass side by side Where the big ships go gliding by, go gliding by Skylark singing in the sun Something told me she's the one When I looked down into her eyes I saw pictures of paradise... of paradise... of paradise Everynight you look so mean Staring at your tv screen Back when we where seventeen You turned me around irene irene When the days got colder time went by Dark cloud rising into the sky I just sat there gazing on Like a tower of babylon... of babylon I went wandering far from home Left my good girl all on her own I went back there she got the power See me through my darkest hour... my darkest hour... my darkest hour Everynight you look so mean Staring at your tv screen I got lost inside a dream You brought me back irene irene People talking but they don't know Where I've been to or where I'll go World keep turning all things change I love two girls I ain't ashamed... I ain't ashamed All your loving it thrills me so I can't go with you I just can't go A thousand highways you don't live twice Only one road to paradise... to paradise... to paradise Everynight you look so mean Staring at your tv screen Thinkin about what might have been I'll love you still irene irene