Townes Van Zandt - You Are Not Needed Now Lyrics
Well, the birds were talking all at once
and the old man mowing down his lawn
he didn't look like much too bad a guy
And I was thinkin' Hang on, man, something's wrong
your blues seems to be gone
Lay down your head a while
you are not needed now
you are not needed now
Well, Allison laid a hex on me
and every time I turn around
it's swimming through the air above my bed
I told Miss Higgs and she said fine
as long as you're back in your room on time
Lay down your head with mine
you are not needed now
and we got things to do
Between the blankets made of wool
the trains roll by every half an hour
and the body can get no restin' done, that's true
so I do my best, as best I can
thinkin' big and making plans
and wondering where them trains are rolling to
Lay down your head poor boy
and feel how the ground does move
and hear how them drivers sing
Well, goodbye friends, it's time to close
everybody knows that's the way it goes
where was it you lived in case I'm ever there
Well, three doors down and two behind
and it gets a little bit out of hand sometimes
don't let it fool you into thinkin' you down care
Lay down your head and fly
I'll quietly pass you by
you won't even see me go
If I thought about it long enough
I just might make some kind of move
watchful lies are too hard on the soul
With the smoke house just across the way
and it's fog upon the light of day
that would be hard comin' up with where to go
Lay down your head poor boy
feel how the ground does move
hear how them drivers sing
What now, my darling one
go find a little fun
you are not needed now
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Townes Van Zandt You Are Not Needed Now Comments
one of the few happy TVZ songs
this is almost a Happy song!
Best song ever I could listen to it over and over
There is No disliking this song..........period!
4 people disagree. I wonder who would listen to this and click "dislike"?!
+bzfgt bzfgt LOL does it really matter
piano and percussion - sounds very well
Probably one of his finest, and the Jack Clement studio is there to do it the justice it required, lucky rich bastard XD
Townes was so great. His songs posses such a sadness, similar to Graham Parsons.
Kind of like Gram Parsons, too.
I read the other day that Townes wrote this song for Janis the day when she died, aparently they where friends and hung out together in some blues clubs for a while...
best songwriter ever. You can see the interview with Guy Clark where Clark is asked to explain how TVZ could write such songs, and the answer is something like this:
"Coolest guy that ever was... and a smart son of a bitch... hard work, and paying attention."
A true hero of a man.
Great song
First Townes tune that blew me away, but not the last
TVZ is needed now...
Somewhere in the world there is someone who dislikes this song.
*sigh*
My favourite... I imagine this to be perfect for a demobbed serviceman. Just great.