Someone Else's Eyes

Bruce Roberts / Burt Bacharach / Carole Bayer Sager

This is my life and it's my right to live
The way I want to live each day
That's what I wanna say
And this is my song
And for too long I sang someone else's melody
It wasn't really me
Somehow I took myself for granted

In someone else's eyes
I saw reflections of the girl I was
Who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you
I never realized
I can't love you
I can't love me through someone else's eyes

You were the sun
I was the one who just revolved around you day and night
You were my only life
But if I were free
Baby, I'd take control of everything inside of me
Find who I wanna be
I'd never take myself for granted

In someone else's eyes
I saw reflections of the girl I was
Who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you
I never realized
I can't love you
I can't love me in someone else's eyes

I got to show myself I can still exist without a man
Got to finally take control
Got to see myself as whole with you
Though you're not the one to blame
I was lost inside your name
And I'll never be the same
Till I find a way back home again

In someone else's eyes
I saw reflections of the girl I was
Who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you
I never realized
When I, I can't, I and I will not, you can't make me
Ooh, someone else's eyes, ooh, baby, baby, baby

Till I find my way back home again
Through someone else's eyes
I saw reflections of the girl I was
Hey, caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you
I never realized
I can't love you
I can't love me through someone else's eyes, ooh

Someone else's eyes, no baby, ooh
Someone else's eyes, can't do it, I can't do it
I, I love you, sweet baby
I wanna be with you, baby
Through someone else's eyes, ooh

Someone else's eyes, oh, baby
Oh yeah, someone else's eyes

Trivia about the song Someone Else's Eyes by Aretha Franklin

On which albums was the song “Someone Else's Eyes” released by Aretha Franklin?
Aretha Franklin released the song on the albums “What You See Is What You Sweat” in 1991 and “Love Songs” in 2002.
Who composed the song “Someone Else's Eyes” by Aretha Franklin?
The song “Someone Else's Eyes” by Aretha Franklin was composed by Bruce Roberts, Burt Bacharach, and Carole Bayer Sager.

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