When There's no one Around


Lyrics By : Tim O'Brien / Darrell Scott

This is a song that nobody knows,
I couldn't begin to describe how it goes
Well it makes me cry or laugh right out loud,
The song that I sing when there's no one around.

This is the man that nobody sees,
He wears my old clothes and he looks just like me
If he learned how to fly he would never touch down,
The man that I am when there's no one around

CHORUS

It's four in the morning, I lie in my bed,
A tape of my failures playing inside my head,
The hardknocks, the heartaches, the things I don't know,
I listen and wonder, where will it go?
This is a glimpse of the child within
He's so immature but he's still my best friend,
Just one of the boys who gets lost in a crowd,
The kid that I am when there's no one around.

CHORUS

This is the dance I do everyday,
I let my feet go an I wander away
I let my soul free and follow the sound,
The dance that I do when there's no one around.

Chorus

This is a song that nobody knows,
I couldn't begin to describe how it goes
Well it makes me cry or laugh right out loud,
The song that I sing when there's no one around.
The dance that I do and follow the sound,
The song deep inside, there's no one around,
The song that I sing when there's no one around.


This song is sung beautifully by Sean Keane on his album "Portrait".