Jonny wrote this song many moons ago, then re-wrote it (condensed two bridges into one). This version was then recorded at a local studio, but is still rough. Since receiving some professional criticism at a the Deadwood songwriters festival (apparently the lyrics weren't very nice, but Shel liked them) a couple of lines have been re-written (new & improved lyrics below). Thanks for listening!
Lyrics
I’ve been around the world and I’ve seen a lot of places,
Observed a lot of people and perused a lot of faces.
There are happy looks and sad looks with their opposites inside,
And here and there I’ve seen looks that are clearly bona fide,
So, not that I was looking, though I couldn’t help but see,
And I’ve gotta tell you, Shelley, you’re the only one for me.
I watch you in the morning, and I watch you in the night.
I watch you when we’re laughing, and I watch you when we fight.
In public or in private it cannot escape my view
That no one has the precious kind of beauty that you do,
So, not that I am looking though I just can’t help but see,
And I’ve gotta tell you, Shelley, you’re the only one for me.
There’s a lot more to our union than the way you’ve got me shook;
More than all the little thoughtful things, you read about in books.
There’s a fire from deep within that surges when I see your face
Not just a thrill of passion’s liquor, but a taste of heaven’s grace.
Oh you don’t think you’re pretty but the mirror lies to you.
We never see ourselves the way that others do.
From nagging fears in our subconscious to the inversion of the glass,
Truthful image is distorted like your always smoking grass,
So at you I’ve been looking, though I still can’t help but see,
And I’ve gotta tell you, Shelley, you’re the only one for me.
Yeah, not that I’ll be looking, and I’ll never help but see
So I’ll always tell you, Shelley, “You’re the only one for me!”
Unpublished work copyright (c) 2018 by Jon C. Iverson