Wise Old Me
One day I had the notion
To teach a fish to fly
So I went down to the ocean
When the tide was plenty high
Found a fish, we talked
And I pointed to the sky
But he didn't even try
No, he didn't even try
No one listens to wise old me
And I know how things ought to be
I ain't blind but I'm sure don't see
Why no one listens to wise old me
One day I said to me
"Let's teach a bird to swim"
So I climbed way up a tree
And I went out on a limb
Found a bird, we talked
And I pointed to the sea
But that bird just sang to me
The bird just sang to me
As sure as clouds live in the sky
There's a place for you and I
If you don't learn to let things be
You'll find your wise self up a tree
Now, please do not be frightened
By the things that sound absurd
As how man can be enlightened
By the wisdom of a bird
So can you, so let it be
A lesson for today
And may I never hear you say
May I never hear you say
No one listens to wise old me
And I know how things ought to be
I ain't blind but I'm sure don't see
Why no one listens to wise old me
No one listens to wise old me
To teach a fish to fly
So I went down to the ocean
When the tide was plenty high
Found a fish, we talked
And I pointed to the sky
But he didn't even try
No, he didn't even try
No one listens to wise old me
And I know how things ought to be
I ain't blind but I'm sure don't see
Why no one listens to wise old me
One day I said to me
"Let's teach a bird to swim"
So I climbed way up a tree
And I went out on a limb
Found a bird, we talked
And I pointed to the sea
But that bird just sang to me
The bird just sang to me
As sure as clouds live in the sky
There's a place for you and I
If you don't learn to let things be
You'll find your wise self up a tree
Now, please do not be frightened
By the things that sound absurd
As how man can be enlightened
By the wisdom of a bird
So can you, so let it be
A lesson for today
And may I never hear you say
May I never hear you say
No one listens to wise old me
And I know how things ought to be
I ain't blind but I'm sure don't see
Why no one listens to wise old me
No one listens to wise old me
Credits
Writer(s): Amy Nelson
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- The Border
- Made In Texas
- Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At Hollywood Bowl)
- The Border
- Late Night Willie Nelson
- Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
- On The Road Again & Happy Birthday (from Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90) [Live] - Single
- Greatest Hits
- Pages Of Time: The Early Chapters
- Bluegrass
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