They’re Blind Lyrics by Replacements

The demands made upon you
Are hard to live up to
Its futile to try and deny
And the things you hold dearly
Are scoffed at and yearly
Judged once and then left aside

cause theyre blind
They hold you too close to the light
And I see what they only might if theyd learn
But theyre letting you burn cause theyre blind

To the brown-eyed beholder
See the chip on your shoulder
That fools everyone to believe
That youre so hard to talk to
And so easy to [read] through
Yet nobody looks past your sleeve, yeah

cause theyre blind
They hold you too close to the light
And I see what they only might if they learn
But theyre letting you burn cause theyre blind

They only like what they can see
An what they cant, they just cant agree
If you run to me, run, run
Only like the day with her
Only like a date with her
Then youll run back
Then youll run back blind

cause theyre blind
They hold you too close to the light
And I see what they only might if theyd learn
But theyre letting you burn cause theyre blind

An old man said to me
Go home and take it easy
And run to me, run, run
Only like a date with her
Only one more day with her
Then Ill run back
Then well run back blind
They hold you too close to the light
And I see what they only might if they learn
But theyre letting us burn
cause theyre blind