Bruce Hornsby Listen To The Silence lyrics

You know I think it`s a funny thing

People talk without listening

People listen without hearing

I do it all the time

You know it`s a funny phenomenon

People on their constant run

So obvious to me and yet

I never stop to get set



Listen to the silence

You might hear what you`re looking for

Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

Listen to the silence

A little quiet time

You just might find what you`re after

If you close your eyes



There`s a jackhammer here and a speechmaker there

Here a gun, there a gun, everywhere

See my man go tearing his hair

When everything`s fine

I don`t pretend to know a lot

I`ll do the best with what I`ve got

Clear my head and give it a shot

Till the stars line up right



Listen to the silence

You might hear what you`re looking for

Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

Listen to the silence

A little quiet time

You just might find what you`re after

If you free your mind



This isn`t deep, it`s not profound

It;s just something that I think about now

Had to find a new way around

The old way`s not right

Self-help books and the latest moves

Who knows what will get you through

Don`t know about me, less about you

I don`t know but I`ll try



Listen to the silence

You might hear what you`re looking for

Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind

Listen to the silence

A little quiet time

You just might find what you`re after

If you close your eyes



It`s a noisy life I`m living right now

Believe I`ve done my time in the loud

Noisy life I`m living right now

I`ve played my joyful song with a loud sound