Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes

Doctor, My Eyes is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne. Featuring a combination of an upbeat piano riff coupled with lyrics about feeling world-weary, the song was a surprise hit, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in spring 1972, after debuting on the chart at number 80. Browne would not see the chart's Top 10 again until 1982's soundtrack hit "Somebody's Baby", although "Running on Empty" just missed the Top 10, reaching number 11.Billboard ranked "Doctor, My Eyes" as the No. 92 song for 1972. In Canada, the song peaked at number four.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can

[Chorus]
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long?

[Verse 2]
'Cause I have wandered through this world
And as each moment has unfurled
I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams
People go just where they will
I never noticed them until I got this feeling
That it's later than it seems

[Chorus]
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what you see
I hear their cries
Just say if it's too late for me

[Chorus]
Doctor, my eyes
Cannot see the sky
Is this the prize
For having learned how not to cry?