I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-02. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"

"I Saw the Light," written by Todd Rundgren, was Rundgren's first solo top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at no. 16 in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013); although his band "Runt," which was in essence a solo project, had Rundgren's very first top 20 hit with "We Gotta Get You A Woman," (no. 20 on the Billboard chart) (allmusic, 2023). Of writing the song, Rundgren explained "I wrote this song in 15 minutes from start to finish. It was one of the reason that caused me to change my style of writing. It doesn't matter how clever a song is - if it's written in 15 minutes, it is such a string of clichés that it just doesn't have lasting impact for me. And for me, the greatest disappointment in the world is not being able to listen to my own music and enjoy it" (songfests, 2023).

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Lyrics:

It was late last night
I was feeling something wasn't right
There was not another soul in sight
Only you, only you
So we walked along,
Though I knew there was something wrong
And the feeling hit me oh so strong about you
Then you gazed up at me and the answer was plain to see
'Cause I saw the light in your eyes

Though we had our fling
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head
In my head
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said
But my feelings for you
Were just something I never knew
'Til I saw the light in your eyes

But I love you best
It's not something that I say in jest
'Cause you're different, girl, from all the rest
In my eyes
And I ran out before but I won't do it anymore
Can't you see the light in my eyes