album: rubber soul
singer: John

John often said this song was an example of his best creativity. Strangely enough, it comes from a time of depression, due to lack of inspiration. It is largely autobiographical. Here John declares his uneasiness in living in an unreal world, where he is sovereign and protagonist.

he's a real nowhere man
sitting in his nowhere land
making all his nowhere plans for nobody

doesn't have a point of view
knows not where he's going to
isn't he a bit like you and me?

nowhere man please listen
you don't know what you're missin'
nowhere man the world is at you command

he's as blind as he can be
just sees what he wants to see
nowhere man can you see me at all?

nowhere man don't worry,
take your time, don't hurry
leave it all,
till somebody else lends you a hand

doesn't have a point of view
knows not where he's going to
isn't he a bit like you and me?

nowhere man, please listen,
you don't know what you're missin'
nowhere man, the world is at you command

he's a real nowhere man
sitting in his nowhere land
making all his nowhere plans for nobody