Lyin' Eyes
"Lyin' Eyes" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded in 1975 by the American rock band the Eagles, with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the second single from their One of These Nights album, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the US Country chart. It remained their only top 40 country hit until "How Long" in 2007–2008.
The record also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group, and was also nominated for Record of the Year.
Background
The title and idea for the song came when Glenn Frey and Don Henley were in their favorite LA restaurant/bar Dan Tana's where many beautiful women frequented, and began talking about beautiful women who were cheating on their husbands. They saw a beautiful young woman with a fat and much older wealthy man, and Frey said: "She can't even hide those lyin' eyes." According to Henley, Frey was the main writer of the song, although he had some input with the verses and the music. The song was written when Frey and Henley were sharing a house in Trousdale, Beverley Hills. Frey said of the writing of the song: "...the story had always been there. I don’t want to say it wrote itself, but once we started working on it, there were no sticking points. Lyrics just kept coming out, and that’s not always the way songs get written." During the Eagles 2013 concert tour, Frey stated it was written in just two evenings.
Lyin' Eyes (Europe song)
"Lyin' Eyes" is a 1983 single released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was the first single from their 1984 album Wings of Tomorrow. The single was withdrawn shortly after its release. The title track has a different vocal recording than the version found on the album.
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Lyin' Eyes
City girls just seem to find out early how to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man and she won't have to worry she'll dress up all in lace and go in style
But late at night a big old house gets lonely I guess every form of refuge has its price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is only
Given to a man with hands as cold as ice
So she tells him she must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feeling down
But he knows where she's going as she's leaving
She is headin' for the cheatin' side of town
You can't hide your lyin' eyes and your smile has been disguised
I thought by now you'd realize that there ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
[ guitar ]
She gets up and pours herself a small one and stares out at the stars up in the sky
Another night it's gonna be the long one
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry
My oh my you sure know how to arrange things you set it up so well so carefully
Ain't it funny how you knew life didn't change things
You're still the same old girl you used to be
You can't hide your lyin' eyes...
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes honey you can't hide your lyin' eyes