Wise Old Me - Willie Nelson

One day I got the notion to teach a fish to fly

So I went down to the ocean when the tide was plenty high

Found a fish, we talked, and I pointed to the sky

But he didn’t even try, no, he didn’t even try

No one listens to wise old me

And I know how things ought to be

I ain’t blind but sure don’t see

Why no one listens to wise old me

One day I said to me, «let's teach a bird to swim»

So I climbed way up a tree and I went out on a limb

Found a bird, we talked, and I pointed to the sea

And that bird just sang to me, that bird just sang to me

As sure as clouds live in the sky, there’s a place for you and I

If you don’t learn to let things be you’ll find your wise self up a tree

Now, please do not be frightened by the things that sound absurd

As how man can be enlightened by the wisdom of a bird

And so can you, so let it be a lesson for today

And may I never hear you say, may I never hear you say

No one listens to wise old me

And I know how things ought to be

I ain’t blind but sure don’t see

Why no one listens to wise old me

No one listens to wise old me