Cover art for Chinese Eyes by Australian Crawl

Chinese Eyes

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Apr. 19801 viewer

Chinese Eyes Lyrics

I got a hole in my pocket
Where the money burns through
Been standing by
The telephone for 45 minutes
Just looking at you
You better watch out, pretty baby
Before they tear you apart
I'm sitting by your silky shore
With an ache in my heart

Chinese Eyes
You know it wasn't just a holiday fling
Chinese eyes
She's no takeaway chow mein

The beachhead - it soon be dead
We're gonna watch the moon come up
I'm drinking salty wine
With some friends of mine
From our favorite cup
We're national parked, after dark
We're gonna watch the sun go down
But you and I and the nights of sigh
In that house on the edge of town

Chinese Eyes
You know it wasn't just a holiday fling
Chinese eyes
She's no takeaway chow mein
I got a hole in my pocket
Where the money burns through
Been standing by
The telephone for 45 minutes
Just looking at you
You better watch out, pretty baby
Before they tear you apart
I'm sitting by your silky shore
With an ache in my heart

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Chinese Eyes is the 4th track from the Australian Crawl’s debut album The Boys Light Up. The song was written by James Reyne and Simon Binks.

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April 1980
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