[Intro – piano / bass] [Verse 1] I wrote a letter to the morning It came back yesterday I called the man who knows the answers He had nothing left to say I shouted from the window I whispered through the wall I bought a bigger telephone But no one called [Pre-Chorus] Everybody's talking Everybody knows Everybody's got a little microphone Everywhere they go [Chorus] But no one's listening No one's listening We're making such a beautiful noise No one's listening No one's listening Maybe we forgot We had a choice [Tenor saxophone] [Verse 2] The television asked me What kind of man I want to be I pressed number seven It said, “Thank you, we agree” A thousand little voices Were fighting on the screen So I turned the whole thing over And the back Was beautifully green [Instrumental stop] [Chorus] No one's listening No one's listening We're talking just to prove that we're here No one's listening No one's listening Funny how the silence Makes it clear [Instrumental – piano / bass / saxophone] [Increasing rhythmic confusion] Voice 1: Listen! Voice 2: I'm listening! Voice 1: No, you're waiting to speak. [Silence] [Bridge – piano only] Tell me something useless Tell me something small Tell me what you saw this morning Tell me nothing much at all Don't explain the universe Don't tell me who was right Just tell me How you are tonight [Full band gradually returns] [Final Chorus] Now I'm listening I'm listening You don't have to make it rhyme I'm listening Still listening Take your time No great answer No grand design No clever thing to say Just somebody On the other side Who stayed [Outro – piano] [Tenor saxophone answers softly] [Final piano chord]
