About The Song
“Green-Eyed Lady” is a renowned single by American rock band Sugarloaf. It portrays a woman with captivating green eyes who walks toward the sun and soothes ocean waves, symbolizing her passionate and calming nature. Lead singer Jerry Corbetta wrote the song with producer J.C. Phillips and songwriter David Riordan, inspired by Corbetta’s girlfriend Kathy, known among bandmates as the “green-eyed lady”.
The lyrics depict the woman as ethereal, graceful, and tranquil, emphasizing her beauty and serene presence. Released in 1970, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was RPM magazine’s number one single for two weeks, marking Sugarloaf’s initial success.
Lyrics
Green-eyed lady, lovely lady
Strolling slowly towards the sun
Green-eyed lady, ocean lady
Soothing every raging wave that comes
Green-eyed lady, passion's lady
Dressed in love, she lives for life to be
Green-eyed lady feels life I never see
Setting suns and lonely lovers free
Green-eyed lady, wind-swept lady
Rules the night, the waves, the sand
Green-eyed lady, ocean lady
Child of nature, friend of man
Green-eyed lady, passion's lady
Dressed in love, she lives for life to be
Green-eyed lady feels life I never see
Setting suns and lonely lovers free