Je t'adore

Countless songs have been written about unrequited love and "the one that got away", and I'm no fan of so-called senti music, but when I heard this number on the Jersey Boys soundtrack, I couldn't help but be taken by the beautiful melody and plaintive lyrics of this 70s classic.

My Eyes Adored You
Frankie Valli

My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see
How I adored you:
So close, so close and yet so far away

Carried your books from school,
Playing make-believe you're married to me:
You were fifth grade, I was sixth
When we came to be
Walking home every day over Barnegat Bridge and Bay,
Till we grew into the me and you
Who went our separate ways

My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see
How I adored you:
So close, so close and yet so far

Headed for city lights,
Climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame,
I worked my fingers to the bone,
Made myself a name
Funny, I seem to find that no matter how the years unwind,
Still I reminisce about the girl I miss
And the love I left behind...

My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see
How I adored you:
So close, so close and yet so far

All my life I will remember how warm and tender
We were way back then
Though I'm feeling sad regrets I know I won't ever forget
You, my childhood friend

My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see
How I adored you:
So close, so close and yet so far

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Speaking of which, my eyes are currently adoring up-and-coming actor Ben Barnes, who will be playing Prince Caspian in the next 2 Narnia movies. He first caught my eye in Stardust, where he had a brief role as young Dunstan Thorn. I am whole-heartedly reiterating my suggestion that he be cast as Bill Weasley in the next Harry Potter movie. I mean, LOOK at him:


No wonder I can't come up with a more respectable blog post. Between listening to the Jersey Boys soundtrack over and over, and staring at photos of pretty boys, my brain must be beginning to liquefy already.