[VERSE 1] They know my voice across the island I know each face out in the crowd But every time the last song finishes I wonder who would hear me now If I could take it past the harbour Beyond the places that I know You helped me pay for my first ticket Then stood and watched the ferry go [CHORUS] I didn’t leave for nothing I came to make somebody feel What I could never say in speaking What I can only sing for real One day you’ll hear me on the radio While making coffee back at home You’ll turn it up and tell the kitchen, “That’s the voice I’ve always known” [VERSE 2] I thought the city meant a stage Some nights it means a kitchen floor I fold my coat beneath my head And hear the neighbours through the wall I sing while strangers pass me by Some stop, but most keep moving on I count enough to eat tonight And try to write another song [CHORUS] I didn’t leave for nothing I came to make somebody feel What I could never say in speaking What I can only sing for real One day you’ll hear me on the radio While making coffee back at home You’ll turn it up and tell the kitchen, “That’s the voice I’ve always known” [BRIDGE] Last night I nearly called for help I had your number on the screen I wanted you to say, “Come home” And let me leave without that shame Then someone stopped beside my case And waited till the song was through He said, “I needed that tonight” I wished you could have heard him too [FINAL CHORUS] I didn’t leave for nothing Tonight I made somebody feel What I could never say in speaking What I can only sing for real One day you’ll hear me on the radio While making coffee back at home You’ll turn it up and tell the kitchen, “That’s the voice I’ve always known” [OUTRO] I didn’t leave for nothing Someone stayed until the end Tomorrow I’ll go out there And sing it all again
