Hello Walls

Album: Hello Walls (1961)
Charted: 12
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  • Hello walls, (hello) (hello)
    How'd things go for you today?
    Don't you miss her
    Since she up and walked away?
    And I'll bet you dread to spend
    Another lonely night with me
    But lonely walls, I'll keep you company

    Hello window (hello) (hello)
    Well I see that you're still here
    Aren't you lonely
    Since our darlin' disappeared?
    Well, look here, is that a teardrop
    In the corner of your pane?
    Now don't you try to tell me that it's rain

    She went away and left us all alone
    The way she planned
    Guess we'll have to learn to get along
    Without her if we can

    Hello ceiling, (hello) (hello)
    I'm gonna stare at you awhile
    You know I can't sleep
    So won't you bear with me awhile?

    We must all stick together or else
    I'll lose my mind
    I've got a feelin', she'll be gone a long, long time
    (Hello, hello) Writer/s: Willie Nelson
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Barry from Sauquoit, Ny'Ricky Sings Willie'...
    Ricky Nelson covered "Hello Walls" in 1966, it was track eight on his Decca Record's album 'Bright Lights and Country Music'...
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 25th 1961, Faron Young performed "Hello Walls" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Three weeks earlier on April 4th, 1961 entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #97; and on May 29th it peaked at #12 (for 2 weeks) and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100...
    And on May 2nd, 1961 it reached #1 (for 9 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart...
    Between 1952 and 1992 he had sixty-four records make Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; with forty making the Top 10 and five reaching #1 ("Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" in 1955, "Alone with You" in 1958, "Country Girl" in 1959, "Hello Walls" in 1961, and "It's Four in the Morning" in 1971)...
    R.I.P. Mr. Young (1932 - 1996).
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyWillie tells a story about the time him and Lefty Frizzell were sitting together in a garage working on writing some songs. Lefty left the garage for a while and Willie got that the idea for this song. By the time Lefty came back the song was written...
  • Amanda from Peace River, Canadahaha I thought it was funny of how he talks to the window
    is that a tear in the corner of you pane, and don't you try to tell me that it's rain...
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