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Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama - Listening To Levon (2019)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
R. Bramblett
R. Bramblett
Keyboards
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Vocals
Eric Mckinnie
Eric Mckinnie
Percussion
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Vocals
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Vocals
Ben Moore
Ben Moore
Vocals
Stephen Raynard Ladson
Stephen Raynard Ladson
Bass
Joe Bonadio
Joe Bonadio
Percussion
Peter Levin
Peter Levin
Organ
Tony Garnier
Tony Garnier
Upright Bass
Joey Williams
Joey Williams
Vocals
Paul Beasley
Paul Beasley
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Mallice
Dan Mallice
Mastering Engineer
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Producer
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson
Recording Engineer
Mark Goodell
Mark Goodell
Recording Engineer
Jeff Noti
Jeff Noti
Recording Engineer
Charles Driebe
Charles Driebe
Producer
Jim Chapdelaine
Jim Chapdelaine
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I was sitting with Mary
In my dad's blue Valiant
Rain was coming down
And the radio was playing
Mary was talking
A million miles a minute
I could not hear one word she was saying
'Cause I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
In another world
Oh, in another place
I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
I was looking in Mary's eyes
But I was listening to Levon (Oh yeah)
Mary's hair was black
That much I remember
Mary's skin was smooth
I remember that too
And she'd open her eyes
Sometimes when she kissed me
I don't know why she did that
Maybe Mary knew
That I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
In another place
Oh, in some other world
Yeah, I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
I was looking at the girl
But I was listening to Levon (Oh yeah, oh yeah)
I changed her name
To protect the innocent
I might have even lied
About the car
This is just to say
I'm sorry if I hurt you
But Mary if you're out there
'Cause you know who you are
I'm sorry Mary
Well it serves me right
If you can't even hear me singing
If you tuned me out a long time ago
And it serves me right
If you already changed the station
And you're listening right now
To that old boy on the radio (Radio)
And you're lost
And you're gone
Listening to Levon
In another world
From some other place
Are you lost?
Are you gone?
Listening to Levon
Is there a smile your face
While you're listening to Levon?
Written by: Marc Cohn
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