This is a demo from Hunter's home studio that did not earn a release on his regular album output. It reflects the breath of styles Ian can cover and is a love song for the birth of his youngest son and only child with Trudi. He welcomes son Jesse to the world who he indicates has all the faith, dreams, and spirit to open up his sunshine eyes.
Sunshine Eyes
(Ian Hunter)
Let this morning like this moment
Let the sun break through your hair
All you have is love
Let your spirit be unbroken
Oh I would give you faith
But I know you've got enough
All you do is make me new
All you need is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes
Are you dreaming of the red house
Underneath the trees
In a green and pleasant land
Are you wishing you could go back
Well I can't give you this
I hope you'll understand
All you do is make me new
All you want is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes
And there's a chill in the air
Little waves flow down the river
I'm naked as the day I was born
Clothes have a way
Of changing what I'm feeling
I try but I can't put them on
May your spirit be unbroken
All you have to know
Is the someplace you can go
You have filled me with devotion
You are in my heart
And you are in my soul
All you do is make me new
All you need is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes
Both Sunshine Eyes and All Is Forgiven are demos, recorded in Ian's home studio and as such are true solo recordings. They are certainly interesting, and demonstrate the breadth of styles Ian is capable of. But demo quality is all they are, and Ian didn't see fit to record them on any of his albums.
Sunshine Eyes | 4:21 | This demo was originally released on Once Bitten Twice Shy. It can also be found on Tilting The Mirror - Rarities(box set only). |