one evening when the sun was low my brown eyes whispered i must go not one second would she wait she kissed my cheek and left my gate those brown eyes i loved so well those brown eyes i long to see how i long for those brown eyes strangers they have grown to be one night i met her on the street i tipped my hat but i could not speak another man was by her side soon i thought she d be his bride those brown eyes i loved so well those brown eyes i long to see how i long for those brown eyes strangers they have grown to be twas just a year ago today they laid my own brown eyes away six long years for me she cried it was her brother by her side those brown eyes i loved so well those brown eyes i long to see how i long for those brown eyes strangers they have grown to be