LISTEN TO ME (Mike Gibbins)
[from Archeology CD - recorded 2002 - released U.S. 2002]

[introduction]

[electric violin solo]

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

Wanna be famous, I'll show you the sky
Mother Hubbard, Miss American Pie
It's only money, a bottle of wine
Money for nothing

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

Wanna be famous, a star of the screen
With my picture in the magazine
I hit the big time, yes, I believe
It's money for nothing
Money for nothing
It's gotta be something

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

You wanna see crazy, now look in my eyes
You ain't seen nothing worse than I never cry
They rolled me over, cut me deep down inside
And now I feel nothing, now I feel nothing

So take me to the river where the fishing is free
We can build a house out of the mud and the trees
We can run around, just you and me
No one's gonna tell us how it's going to be

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[guitar solo]

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen, listen

Wanna be famous, I'll show you the sky
Mother Hubbard, Miss American Pie
They put my picture in the magazine
It's only nothing

Take me to the river where the fishing is free
We can build a house out of the mud and the trees
We can run around, just you and me
No one's gonna tell us how it's going to be

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah

Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Somebody, listen to me
Listen to me

transcription by Tom Brennan

Exivey Publishing