The Original (4:07)

Your lover’s eyes are blue as the ocean,
Her eyes are green as the sea.
She’s a willow, leaning to the river,
She’s pining for you and me.

Your lover is fond and indifferent,
She’s jealous of the air that you breathe.
She’s got a habit, laying down in green pastures
With a boy too pretty to be seen.

I was sleeping in the breakers,
I was in the sea so deep,
I was dreaming all the dreamers
Who were dreaming about me.
You came home with all the glamour,
It was stumbling in your veins,
You were famous, you were gorgeous, you were great.

I said, go where you like, I’ll be all right,
But it took all night to find my key.
And I’m not you, I’m not you,
I’m everybody but you.

Your lover is fixed and inflexible,
She’ll want what you want when you please.
She’s an eagle soaring to the heavens,
She’s a sparrow falling on the breeze.

I was sleeping in the breakers,
I was in the sea so deep,
I was dreaming all the dreamers
Who were dreaming about me.
You came home with all the glamour,
It was stumbling in your veins,
You were famous, you were gorgeous, you were great.

I said, lady, this bliss, and you wrapped me in a kiss.
See what I’d miss if you were me.
And I’m not you, I’m not you,
I’m everybody but you.

Your lover’s eyes are blue as the ocean,
Her eyes are green as the sea.