Irene (It's a Big Old World) Lyrics

You've got a name from an old folk song

You've got a face that don't belong in this century

Oh you're killing me Irene

In your eyes there's such a heavenly glow

Like some old painting I used to know the name of

You're killing me Irene

Ooh, won't you stop for me

There's a big old world that you haven't seen

Ooh, I wanna to get to know you

Give me a chance, maybe I could show you

Maybe just once our eyes could meet

If you look up from that screen, Irene

Now I'm not saying I'm no Romeo

But if I wrote you a sonnet, would you even know

That I was talking to you, Irene

You got an edge on Juliet

We haven't even had a conversation yet

And you're still killing me with love for you Irene

Ooh, won't you stop for me

There's a big old world that you haven't seen

Ooh, I wanna to get to know you

Give me a chance, maybe I could show you

Maybe just once our eyes could meet

If you look up from that screen, Irene

You know last night I had the strangest dream

We made love and still you seemed worlds away

I was still alone, Irene

Is it lonelier to never try

Or lonelier to know that I

would fight and fail to win your heart, Irene

Ooh, won't you stop for me

There's a big old world that you haven't seen

Ooh, I wanna to get to know you

Give me a chance, maybe I could show you

Maybe just once our eyes could meet

If you look up from that screen...

Ooh, won't you stop for me

There's a big old world that you haven't seen

Ooh, I wanna to get to know you

Give me a chance, maybe I could show you

Maybe just once our eyes could meet

Ooh, won't you stop for me

There's a big old world that you haven't seen

Irene