Black Eye - Uncle Tupelo

He had a black eye he was proud of

Like some of his friends

Made him feel somewhere outside

Of everything and everywhere he’d been

Like his brothers, he emptied himself

And played it safe

Like their father, he wanted to remember

But he almost always forgot what he was gonna say

Black eye

Black eye

When he realized that this one

Was here to stay

He took down all the mirrors in the hallway

And thought only of his younger face

Black eye

Black eye