SPANISH EYES
(words by Rick Springfield) 

Well I thought it out and if I'm thinkin' right 
She's been working on me out of sight 
She's got me whispering in the night 
Spanish Eyes

But you can call me superstitious I don't mind 
Strange feeling when her eyes meet mine 
She's got me thinking 'bout her all the time 
Spanish Eyes

I know she loves to do it 
Oh mama don't you say that 
Not unless you mean it darlin'

I'm falling, I'm falling 
(For you darlin') Let me lie in your fields of ambrosia 
(It's something) She's doing (For real) 
And I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized with your Spanish Eyes

Believe I've got a feeling that I let you in 
I don't care what trap she's trying to spin 
Dressed like a demon and she's out to sin 
Spanish Eyes

Now when I look in your eyes it's the sweetest thing 
But something tells me if I let you in 
I'll get hurt and its gonna sting 
Spanish Eyes

Ooh you love to do it 
Oh mama don't you say these things 
Not unless you mean it darlin'
Oh, (I'm falling) I'm falling (For you darlin')
Let me lie in your fields of ambrosia 
(It's something) She's doing (For real) 
And I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized


Sparks flying wheels turning 
Devil's scratching at the door 
Heart pounding head burning 
Little sister Mi Amor 
Oh Mi Amor 
Ooooooh
Oh Mi Amor 
(I'm falling) I'm falling (For you darlin')
Let me lie in your fields of ambrosia 
(It's something) She's doing (For real) 
And I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized with your Spanish Eyes

(I'm falling), I'm falling 
For you darlin' let me lie in your fields of ambrosia 
(It's something) She's doing (For real) 
And I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized 

(I'm falling) I'm falling (For you darlin')
Let me lie in your fields of ambrosia 
(It's something) She's doing (For real) 
And I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized...


(total playing time: 3:34)

Song Facts: This song appears on Beautiful Feelings and Rick Springfield - The Early Sound City Sessions

 

According to US

I have known about this album for a long time, but only recently discovered all the great music it holds. This is one of my favorites from the album. The lyrics are not what I'd call deep and meaningful. They are simply describing his lust/love for this woman with the Spanish eyes. I find this song to be very sexy! It's the combination of what he's saying & how he sings it. I love how he varies his voice so much here. He gets amazingly high at points & then back down low….and at times almost in a whisper. "She's got me whispering in the night…Spanish eyes." I'll bet she does! That is sexy in itself. He is talking about her in his sleep. Dreaming of being with this woman. But he is also afraid of her. "But something tells me if I let you in, I'll get hurt & it's gonna sting…Spanish eyes." Oh the temptation!

The lyrics go back & forth from hot & sexy, to sweet & romantic. That's one of the reasons I like it so much. "ooh you love to do it. Oh mama don't you say these things. Not unless you mean it darlin." So please don't be a tease lady….I want to "do it." And then right into "oh I'm falling I'm falling for you darlin' let me lie in your fields of ambrosia." What a great expression Rick used there! Nice visual! And then, "and I know darlin' you've got me hypnotized." What woman wouldn't want her man to be hypnotized by her? Another romantic verse: "but you can call me superstitious I don't mind. Strange feeling when her eyes meet mine. She's got me thinking 'bout her all the time…Spanish eyes." How sweet is that?!

Back to the lust lyrics! "Sparks flying wheels turning. Devil's scratching at the door. Heart pounding head burning. Little sister Mi Amor." Oh yeah, he was really hot for the woman he wrote this one about! Major temptation again. All the physical signs are there. But can he "go there" and not get hurt emotionally?

I really like the music in this one as well. It has such a flow for me. It's one of those songs I can sing along with, and also one that gets stuck in my head. There's that hook that Rick talks about! Also, the guitar work is incredible, as always. - Kelley  Pearson

When this song begins to play, I can faintly hear "Don't Talk to Strangers", but only for a moment. I have heard others say that about this song, too, so I know it's not just me. 
This is one of the many songs I love on this album. The mysterious sounding little bits (keyboard maybe?) are interesting, and I love the way the drums are put into this. Rick really shows off his vocal range on this song also, which I like very much. He goes from really high notes to low, and does a fantastic job on it. (Wondering if he could do that now that he is older...hee hee!) 
The background vocals fit in quite well, and I enjoy that part, also. For me, this is a great song lyrically and musically.
I love the way he refers to the one with "Spanish Eyes" as 'mama' and 'darlin'.....what I wouldn't give to have him call ME darlin' ....LOL
I guess I can't really say anything about any one particular line or any lyrics that stand out for me, because I really like them all. - Amy L

If the byline didn't read "words by Rick Springfield" I think I could've told you (or anyone) that Rick wrote this song. It just SO sounds like his writing. Someone else could've recorded this, and I would've been curious enough to look at the album liner notes to see who wrote it. I'm serious.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way - here's the second thing. I don't hear DTTS in this song. At all. So many people have said this, I have concluded that there is something wrong with me. Why don't I hear that in this song? I can pick out an actor in anything I watch and tell you what other show and/or movie I've seen that they were in. I can "name that tune" with just about any 80's song and 9 times out of 10, I've got it right. But I don't hear any traces of DTTS in this song. Weird I know, but you have no idea how this frustrates me. (or maybe you do)

This is the only other song that I like on the BF album other than Bruce. So I'm thinking my reviewing process is going to go downhill after this one. I don't know exactly what it is about this song that's got me singing along with it. It stays in my head for a real long time after I finish listening to it, so it has that quality going for it as well. (that could be a good quality, or a bad one -depending on the song)

I love Rick's use of "Mi Amor" in this song. It fits very well (Mi Amor meaning "my love" in Spanish) lyrically. Makes you wonder if he was having some Spanish lessons with a very beautiful latin girl.
However, either it's his pronunciation or my ears (again) but when he gets to the chorus I hear "I'm falling, I'm dying" not... I'm falling again. Then, at the part - "(it's something) she's doing (for real)" I hear in the (for real) part, "so easy". Are we sure about these lyrics? Just checking. I'm still gonna sing it the wrong way anyway. :-) Then there's the whole use of the word "Ambrosia". I've only known that as a dessert served at my family's holiday gatherings. Here is just one more example of "teaching by professor Springfield" that had me seeking out my dictionary once again. I had no idea it was a weed. Not one you smoked mind you, but the type that grow by the roadside.  - Michelle P.

I totally hear traces of Don't Talk to Strangers in this, in the versus anyway.  It moves away from that during the chorus.  That and along with the fact that Rick originally wrote the French part of DTTS in Spanish, I can see this being an idea he came back and reworked.

I think he sings a little high on parts of the song, but then again, I think these were more demos than finished vocals, so I have a feeling a lot of these songs would have been really different if he actually had included them on an lp. - rlh