Though deep-set and somewhat shadowed
Her eyes...her mystery
Well, it's not so different than the way that he said
"So, don't hide your eyes from me that way, baby"

In his heart he wishes her stardom
His eyes want for her much more
That's not so different
Than the way that he said
"There are so very few stars left"

Well, don't hide behind your hair
It's a bit of gold and braid
Easy come the tears
You see a pathway ending with a doorway
You slip toward the doorway
Been waiting there all day
All these years

In his heart he wishes her stardom
His eyes want for her much more
That's not so different
Than the way that he said
"Don't hide your eyes from me that way, baby"

Don't hide behind your hair
It's a bit of gold and braid
Easy come the tears
You see a pathway ending with a doorway
You slip toward the doorway
Been waiting there all day
All these years

Don't hide it
In his heart he wishes to forget her
Like to make her better
And hold her like a child

In his heart he wishes her stardom
His eyes want for her much more
But that's not so different
Than the way that he said
"Don't hide behind your hair that way, baby"

Don't hide behind your hair
It's a bit of gold and braid
Easy come the tears
You see a pathway ending with a doorway
You slip toward the doorway
Been waiting there all day
All these years

Don't hide your eyes that way
Don't hide anything, not anymore
Because I never did not love you
I never did run from you
In a dream I said to you
That I'd always love you

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WEBMISTRESS speculates:

Stevie's blond hair is the "gold and braid" of this song. Stevie has said this song is about Lindsey wanting to know everything about her, and her need to have her own little secrets. She has a life full of "mystery", and Lindsey won't allow her to hide in that mystery, to "hide [her] eyes." He wants her to open up to him but he also wants good things for her. He wants her to be successful, and not only that, but "much more" - happiness. If she doesn't "hide behind [her] hair" and instead lets her tears come, perhaps she might be able to see her way through to that "doorway" (to happiness? to her destiny?).

In the bridge, she says that he "wishes to forget her, like to make her better, hold her like a child." He wants to help her, but she won't let him, so he wants to forget her. At the end, when she says, "I never did not love you, I never did run from you", I think she's speaking in Lindsey's voice - he tells her not to hide her eyes because he loves her and won't run from her, no matter what her secrets are. She was the one who ran away from him. Interesting that in this song Lindsey is painted in such a sympathetic light.

 

KELLY speculates:

We are in agreement! Lindsey, in fact if you listen to the song, there is a break in the song, when the pace slows and you know she is speaking of a lapse in time. So in the beginning he's telling her all those wonderful things, gettin' behind her mask. And by then end, she's sayin' (even through everything that's happened) I still remember what you said.