Noel Eskew
Nightbird Blues
Lyrics
NIGHTBIRD BLUES


I HEARD A NIGHTBIRD CALLING, CALLING YOUR NAME
AND BABY, IT MADE ME WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN
AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

I HEARD A TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING, SOUND SO SAD
AND BABY, IT MADE ME WANT TO HOLD YOU AGAIN SO BAD
AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

AIN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE FEELING HOLDS ON
EVERYTHING I HEAR IS JUST ANOTHER SAD SONG
MAKES ME WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

I HEARD THE WHEELS WHINING, SOUND SO BLUE
SOUND JUST LIKE THEY SOUNDED AS I DROVE AWAY FROM YOU
AND I WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

I HEARD MY HEART POUNDING INSIDE MY HEAD
MADE ME WANT TO TAKE BACK EVERYTHING THAT I SAID

I SAID WE BOTH HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO
THAT MY HAPPINESS WAS JUST A MATTER OF LEAVING YOU

AND NOW IT'S SO FUNNY HOW THE FEELING HANGS ON
EVERYTHING I HEAR IS JUST ANOTHER SAD SONG
MAKES ME WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW

Credits
Lyric Credits: NOEL ESKEW & JILL KING
Music Credits: NOEL ESKEW
Producer Credits: NOEL ESKEW
Publisher Credits: ESKHAR MUSIC
Performance Credits: NOEL ESKEW,VOCAL & GUIT, MARK HARRIS, BASS & DRUMS
Label Credits:
Description
Short Song Description:
THE SOUNDS AROUND YOU REMIND YOU OF YOUR LIFE AND OF LOVES PAST.
Long Song Description:
STARTS WITH A SOUND REMINDING ME OF SOMEONE. THEN GOES THROUGH LITANY OF OTHER SOUNDS THAT REMIND ME MORE AND MAKE ME WISH I COULD BE WITH THAT PERSON AGAIN.
Story Behind the Song:
I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT IN NASHVILLE AND HEARD THIS NIGHTBIRD AND JUST STARTED SINGING TO MYSELF AND THE SONG GREW FROM THERE.
Metadata
Song Length: 3:18
Primary Genre: Blues-Country
Secondary Genre: Blues-General
Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130)
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
Subject Matter 1: Long-Distance Love
Subject Matter 2: Lost Love
Similar Artist 1: Tracy Chapman
Similar Artist 2: Kenny Wayne Shepard Band
Language: English
Era: 2000 and later