Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
I never found the time
To see things quite through
I never found the time
To give them to you
If living don't come easy
Don't stop your own voice
Cause the worst part of living
Is havin' no choice
Tell me a story
Tell it with your eyes
I'm gonna stop believin'
If I hear another lie
Drink some cold water
Your mouth's getting dry
If I only had the time
To see things right through
I'd give up all my treasures
And send them to you
Then livin' would seem easy
No lights and no noise
Just me and my lady
And the echo of her voice
Tell me a story
Tell it with your eyes
I'm gonna stop believin'
If I hear another lie
Drink some cold water
Your mouth's getting dry
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
To see things quite through
I never found the time
To give them to you
If living don't come easy
Don't stop your own voice
Cause the worst part of living
Is havin' no choice
Tell me a story
Tell it with your eyes
I'm gonna stop believin'
If I hear another lie
Drink some cold water
Your mouth's getting dry
If I only had the time
To see things right through
I'd give up all my treasures
And send them to you
Then livin' would seem easy
No lights and no noise
Just me and my lady
And the echo of her voice
Tell me a story
Tell it with your eyes
I'm gonna stop believin'
If I hear another lie
Drink some cold water
Your mouth's getting dry
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
To see into my lady
And memories don't die
But with time become hazy
I never found the time
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