Behind Blue Eyes

No one knows what it's like

To be the bad man

To be the sad man

Behind blue eyes


No one knows what it's like

To be hated

To be fated

To telling only lies


But my dreams

They aren't as empty

As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely

My love is vengeance

That's never free


No one knows what it's like

To feel these feelings

Like I do

And I blame you


No one bites back as hard

On their anger

None of my pain and woe

Can show through


But my dreams

They aren't as empty

As my conscience seems to be


I have hours, only lonely

My love is vengeance

That's never free


When my fist clenches, crack it open

Before I use it and lose my cool

When I smile, tell me some bad news

Before I laugh and act like a fool


If I swallow anything evil

Put your finger down my throat

If I shiver, please give me a blanket

Keep me warm, let me wear your coat


No one knows what it's like

To be the bad man

To be the sad man

Behind blue eyes


-Pete Townshend