Nowhere Man

By John T. Marck

Recorded on October 21 and 22, 1965, this song by Lennon is distinctive because it was the first Beatles' song not to be about love. It was written as John's desperation of feeling like the "Nowhere Man." One day after writing songs for five solid hours, he feared he could not complete another song for this album. It describes John's deficiency in his belief in himself to finish songs.

He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he's going to Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere man please listen, you don't know what you're missing

Nowhere man, the world is at your command

He's as blind as he can be, just sees what he wants to see Nowhere man, can you see me at all

Nowhere man don't worry, take your time, don't hurry Leave it all, till somebody else, lends you a hand

Ah, la, la, la, la

Doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he's going to Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere man please listen, you don't know what you're missing Nowhere man, the world is at your command

Ah, la, la, la, la

He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

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