Nelson, Willie - Nobody's Listening Lyrics
He was choking back the tears
As he tried to tell his wife
That the job he'd had for years
He'd worked hard all his life
That everything went south
And he had to sell the house
That his daddy built
And he'd ask how such a thing could be happening
But he was sure there was nobody listening
In the Gulf of Mexico
Near the town of New Orleans
Where all the tourists go
In this land of hopes and dreams
A devastating flood
And the people, they were warned
That it would turn their streets to mud
Sure enough, that storm took everything
And it was like there was nobody listening
In these days of change and mass communication
Seems like no one's plugged into the sounds of desperation
And they say the future's just an extension of the past
And history has knack of comin' back
Now the writer takes his pen
And he tries to find the words
Though time and time again
They often go unheard
And the singer sings his song
And he tries to impart
All the troubles goin' on
Weighin' heavy on his heart
But what good is the song that he has to sing
When nobody's listening?
But I know why he has to try to sing
'Cause he believes that somebody's listening
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Nelson, Willie Nobody's Listening Comments
DREAM COME TRUE saw Willie last Sunday in NY state. 86 yrs old still AMAZING! Never heard of this album such great tunes as only Mr Nelson can sing! Why hasn't radio picked these up?
wonderful love it
JUST GREAT, WILLIE AND SKIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! What great lyrics... and performance!! Way to go Skip and Willie !!!😇
How can Willie just keep getting better and better?
He's like whisky.
Great song written by my friend Skip Denenberg of Philly, PA
He was choking back the tears
As he tried to tell his wife
That the job he'd had for years
He worked hard all his life
Then everything went south
And he couldn't meet the bills
And he had to sell the house
That his daddy built
And he asked how such a thing could be happening
But he was sure there was nobody listening
In the Gulf of Mexico
Near the town of New Orleans
Where all the tourists go
In this land of hopes and dreams
Then there came a killer storm
A devastating flood
And the people they were warned
That it would turn their streets to mud
Sure enough that storm took everything
And it was like there was nobody listening
In these days of change and mass communication
Seems like no one's plugged in to the sound of desperation
And they say the future's just an extension of the past
And history has a knack of coming back
Now the writer takes his pen
And he tries to find the words
Though time and time again
They often go unheard
And the singer sings his song
And he tries to impart
All the troubles going on
Weighing heavy on his heart
But what good is a song that he has to sing
When nobody's listening
But I know why he has to try to sing
'Cause he believes that somebody's listening
@mystrbreeze 👍👏love your work/lyrics(for making them available) 👏👏👍.
@A S Y' welcome. Thanks for the thanks ...