Somebody Nobody Knows Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Somebody Nobody Knows
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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Alone in a barroom a young girl is
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sitting
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smiling at nothing at
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all
And she
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stares now and then at the eyes of the men
In the mirror that hangs on the
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wall
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She's
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waiting for someone and knowing there's
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no
one
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cares if she comes or she
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goes
Just a
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soul in the shadows the world never sees
She's somebody nobody
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knows
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Someone no
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one's ever
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known
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Crying where
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no one can
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hear
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Somebody's dying
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alone
In a
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city where nobody
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cares
Down in the gutter an old man had
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fallen
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something the world threw
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away
The
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late crowd was leaving
And nobody even took time to look down where he
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lay
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The
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old man was crying and helplessly
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trying
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wipe off the stain from his
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clothes
Just a
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soul in the shadows that life left behind
He's somebody nobody
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knows
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Somebody Nobody Knows?
- The song Somebody Nobody Knows was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
