I was driving home e arly Sunday morning through Bakersfield
Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station
And the preacher s aid, 'You know you always have the Lord by your side'
And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran
Twenty red l ights in his honor
Thank you J esus, thank you lord
I had an arrangement to meet a g irl, and I was kind of late
And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off
She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could f ind
Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner
A little bleary, w orse for wear and tear
Was a g irl with f ar away eyes
So if you're down on your luck
And you c an't harmonize
Find a g irl with f ar away eyes
And if you're downright disgusted
And l ife ain't worth a dime
Get a g irl with f ar away eyes
Well the preacher kept right on s aying that all I had to do was send
Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus
Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California
And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio
And all my dreams would come true
So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl
Well, you k now what kind of eyes she got
So if you're down on your luck
I know you a ll sympathize
Find a g irl with f ar away eyes
And if you're downright disgusted
And life ain't worth a dime
Get a g irl with f ar away eyes
So if you're down on your luck
I know you all sympathize
Get a g irl with f ar away eyes



















