Billy Squier wrote this song in dedication to the then-alive John Lennon. In a tragic coincidence, Squier happened to finish up recording this song in New York City on December 8th, 1980, the same night that Lennon was assassinated not far away. Squier has commented about the song, “I wrote the song...
I may get around, I may laugh a lot
Now you'd think that I'd be happy with the life I got
Nobody knows, nobody sees
And nobody really knows the inner side of me
I might seem secure, I could have it made
You might think you see a lucky man who made the grade
Nobody knows what dreams I see
Ain't nobody really sure just who they wanna be
But everybody has a place and time
A chance to live, a need to find
We all got somethin' that we care about
I propose you find it out
It's not in a book or a magazine
Or the stars who guide our fortunes on the silver screen
Nobody knows, it's up to me
Ain't nobody who can say it like it ought to be
I see my future at the rainbow's end
Happy hours, timeless friends
And if I ever chance to find my way
Rest assured, I will stay
You may see your life as a compromise
You may live to find the promise dancin' in your eyes
Nobody knows it's meant to be
Let the magic of the moment say it all to me
Nobody Knows was written by Billy Squier.