While looking for the elusive Don Henley version of this song (one I have used in therapy, often when someone has been the recipient of extreme narcissistic behavior….), I found this GEM! A wonderful cover of Henley’s brilliant expression! (All that’s missing is Stevie Wonder in the background!)
Lyrics (and credit):
You live in a house of mirrors
Reflecting your splendid isolation
You have so much of everything
Except for true consideration
The way you dance
The way you walk
The way you drive
The way you talk
The way you eat
The way you drink
The way you act
The way that you don’t think
Reflecting your splendid isolation
You have so much of everything
Except for true consideration
The way you dance
The way you walk
The way you drive
The way you talk
The way you eat
The way you drink
The way you act
The way that you don’t think
It’s like there’s
Nobody else in the world but you
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here, too
Nobody else in the world but you
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here, too
Hey now, did your momma teach you anything?
Some things still got to be respected
Is it a sign of the times, or is it just your callous heart?
How did you get so disconnected?
Some things still got to be respected
Is it a sign of the times, or is it just your callous heart?
How did you get so disconnected?
The way you push
The way you shove
The way you hate
The way you love
The lies you spin
The scenes you make
The grief you give
The space you take
The way you shove
The way you hate
The way you love
The lies you spin
The scenes you make
The grief you give
The space you take
It’s like there’s
Nobody else in the world but you
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here, too
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here, too
And now it’s time you did a little giving, baby
The world is not your plaything, no, no, no
The world is not your plaything, no, no, no
Nobody else in the world but you
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here
Nobody else in the world
Nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed
there’s lots of other people here
Nobody else in the world but you
Nobody else in the world
It’s like there’s nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed there are lots of other people here, too
Nobody else in the world
It’s like there’s nobody else in the world but you
In case you haven’t noticed there are lots of other people here, too
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Don Henley / Stanley Lynch / Jai L. Winding
Nobody Else in the World But You lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Add to that a double chorus of “You’re So Vain” and we’ve summed it up. Musically.
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