Discover the story of the song > Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne

The protagonist is asking a doctor to help him understand why he has seen so much bad in the world without being able to cry. He feels like he's been waiting for a long time to wake up from a dream, and he's worried that it might be too late to change. He wonders if the prize for being able to handle these things without crying is not being able to see the beauty in the world anymore.