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Right Between The Eyes

This version of Right Between The Eyes was released by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby in 1971.

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My head is hanging heavy with the thoughts of him in mind
‘Tis sacrilege for us to take advantage of the blind
So, tell before you come to me from out of yonder skies
A man’s a man who looks a man right between the eyes

And the pain that we can bring to him
I don’t think he could beat
Please don’t ask me how I know
I’ve just been up that street
And all the people living there
Have been silenced by their own lies
A man’s a man who looks a man right between the eyes

And talking’ from experience I know how he would feel
Waking up and finding that his one love wasn’t real
But the age of truth will soon appear, Aquarius arrives
A man’s a man who looks a man right between the eyes

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The lyrics for Right Between The Eyes are defined as the words making up the song released by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Right Between The Eyes have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Stills, Nash & Young Crosby and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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