Darling West Nobody's Song song lyrics

My uncle with a drifter's heart

What he might lack in riches he made up in charm

Had an old guitar he would play

With a voice so fair sing your worries away

A penny in a wishing well

striking luck in the form of a real southern belle

He died in the spring of ‘09

Left a broken belle and troubles behind

Now he's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company

And this song, telling the stories about a nobody

That's somebody to me

I still recall my grandpa John

Old as bones, dry as sand and as hard as a stone

Walked off in a winter storm

With a jar of white lightning to keep himself warm

Now he's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company

And this song, telling the stories ‘bout a few nobodies

That's somebody to me

I think about my sister dear

Full of life, full of love, full of self hate and fear

Made it to the age of 19

I fell apart at the words; here lies Francine

Now she's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company

And this song, telling the stories ‘bout a few nobodies

That's somebody to me