Songs That Changed the World--The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles

This song is every bit as good of a song as the lyrics are.  You can find the song on the Eagles album One of These Nights or on The Eagles:  Their Greatest Hits, which is one of the top albums of the Rock Era.  The premise of the song is that a girl marries a rich old man only to find out that money is not that important after all.  Thus, in an effort to obtain what is important (love) she rushes off at night to the arms of another man.  But she is never happy of course.  If the song gets one woman to realize that she's made a mistake choosing a mate based on money or never make that mistake in the first place, it has changed the world.  I'm guessing the total is much more than that.

"Lyin' Eyes"

by the Eagles

Words by Don Henley, Music by Glenn Frey

City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man
And she won't have to worry
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style

Late at night a big old house gets lonely
I guess every form of refuge has its price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is
Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice

So she tells him she must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'
She is headed for the cheatin' side of town

You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes

On the other side of town a boy is waiting
with fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
She drives on through the night anticipating
'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel

She rushes to his arms,
They fall together
She whispers that it's only for awhile
She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile

You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide you lyin' eyes

She gets up and pours herself a strong one
And stares out at the stars up in the sky
Another night, it's gonna be a long one
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry

She wonders how it ever got this crazy
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy?
She's so far gone she feels just like a fool

My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things
You set it up so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things
You're still the same old girl you used to be

You can't hide your lyin eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes