No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance

Behind those eyes of blue I want to know how does it feel You've made your mistakes And now your heart aches People may say you've had your chance And let it slip away But hard as they try There's a dream that won't die Maybe once in a while

No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance

I'd rather die standing Blue tears'll never find me now Black eyes, I don't need 'em Blue tears, gimme freedom Than live on my knees Black eyes I don't need 'em Blue tears gimme freedom Black eyes all behind me Positively never goin' back