In the United States, the single reached the top position in the BillboardHot Country Songschart in 1988.[1] In Canada, the single peaked at the number-two position on the RPM Country Tracks chart.
Bill Balsley directed the song's music video, which premiered in early 1988.
Song co-writers Robbins and Stephenson later joined with Henry Paul to form the country group BlackHawk in 1992.
Content
In the song, the narrator sings that he has just left his girlfriend. He questions the reason for their break-up, but says that he is trying to move on. He bemoans that can't forget her blue eyes, and that they haunt him.
Inspiration
In an interview with The Boot, Robbins said that Van Stephenson provided the idea of the song when he started telling them about an old girlfriend from high school who he bumped into recently. He dated her until her family moved to Texas. When they reunited, all he could think about was how blue her eyes were.[2]
