as performed in the musical "Tommy" with Alistair Robins as mr. Walker Written by Pete Townsend
Alistair: This can´t continue
It makes no sense we´re getting nowhere I´ve lost all my confidence The boy wants something unsatisfied He needs attention and care our love can´t provide
And then, there´s the matter of us
I´d like to prove that I don´t think you´ve seen the best of me I´ve stood up for the boy and I´ve clung to the hopes and the lies
I wished that the pain in your gaze could again be a test of me but when I look in the mirror
I believe my own eyes
I believe my own eyes Now I´ve come to the end All my patience is gone When I´m doubtful I tend to believe my own eyes
Kim: I´d like to declare This devotion and care is a life to live That nothing has changed and the time isn´t passing us by But I have to say here that for us there is a clear-cut alternative When we look at eachother We believe our own eyes
Both: I believe my own eyes
Now I´ve come to the end All my patience is gone When I´m doubtful I tend To believe my own eyes
This has gone far enough after all we´ve been through We can be brave We done all we can humanly do It´s a time to be tough A time to be wise We must stop chasing our dreams and recover our lives
I believe my own eyes Now I´ve come to the end All my patience is gone When I´m doubtful I tend
To believe...
I´d like to believe But I don´t think that we´ve seen the best of us And a way to believe is to see where the real future lies I hope that the pain in your gaze can again be a test of me and when I look in the mirror I believe my own eyes
Let´s believe our own eyes No we´ve come to the end All our patience is gone Let´s admit we intend to believe our own eyes