NOBODY LISTENS
NOBODY LISTENS
ADI’S A SEER AND SHE’S NOT WHAT SHE SEEMS
SAYS SHE FOUND ALL THE ANSWERS, SAID THEY CAME IN A DREAM
SHE’S GETTING READY SO SHE STAYS UP ALL NIGHT
Y’ALL THINK SHE’S CRAZY, MAYBE SHE’S RIGHT
SHE WON’T EXPLAIN ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE SEES, COS SHE SAYS
“NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.”
JAMES WAS A DANCER NOW HE LIVES ALL ALONE
HE CAN’T CHANGE HIS DISASTER SO HE SMOKES HIM A BONE
THE NEIGHBORS THEY WONDER, SHOULD THEY LEAVE HIM ALONE
HE’LL NEVER ANSWER, COS, NOBODY’S HOME
HE SPENDS HIS NIGHTS WITH THE GIRLS ON TV, COS HE SAYS
“NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.”
JUNIE’S A SCHOOLBOY BUT HE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
HE CAN’T LIVE ANY FASTER BUT HE WANTS TO BE COOL
HE SAYS IT’S THE SYSTEM SO HE BREAKS ALL THE RULES
ASK HIM HE’LL TELL YOU AND HE AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL
HE MAKES HIS CHOICE OF A LIFE ON THE STREET, COS HE SAYS
” NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.”
WHY CANT THEY NOTICE, WHY CANT THEY SEE
WHY CANT THEY REALIZE IT’S JUST YOU AND ME
TOO MANY LONELY TOO MANY FEAR
DON’T SEEM LIKE NOTHIN’ TO JUST GIVE UP AN EAR
MAYBE WE’LL CHANGE AND THE ANSWER WON’T BE
“NOBODY LISTENS, NOBODY LISTENS, NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.”
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THADDEUS HOGARTH