They Don't Come for the Singing | Lenora Vale (Official Music Video)

They Don't Come for the Singing — Lenora Vale New songs every Sunday and Wednesday. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one, and hit like if this one reached you. Table four is arguing about money. Table six came to cheat. She sings anyway. More from Grace and Main: graceandmainpress.com Created by Ida Shoulders · Grace and Main Music LYRICS Table four is arguing about money Table six came here to cheat The man up front has ordered the same whiskey Four times without looking up from his seat I'm three bars into something beautiful A dead man took ten years to write And the loudest thing inside this building Is a joke somebody's telling on my right They come for the ice and the whiskey They come to sit close to a hand They come to be somebody better For as long as the evening stands I'm the wallpaper in a good dress And I knew that going in They don't come for the singing But I'm going to sing The owner wants the tempo up past midnight Says a slow song slows the bar So I give him what he's paying for And I keep the good ones where they are There's a man comes in on Tuesdays Doesn't clap and doesn't stay But his mouth moves when I'm singing And that's enough to make the day They come for the ice and the whiskey They come to sit close to a hand They come to be somebody better For as long as the evening stands I have sung through a fistfight in the corner I have sung with a fever coming on I have sung two hours after bad news And nobody in this room knew a thing was wrong That's the work. It isn't a calling It isn't a gift I have to prove It's a job I do standing up And I stand till the set is through They come for the ice and the whiskey They come to sit close to a hand They come to be somebody better For as long as the evening stands Let them talk through every verse of it Let them never hear a thing They don't come for the singing But I'm going to sing Keep the whiskey coming, honey Keep the talking where it is They don't come for the singing But the singing's what this is Lenora Vale performs They Don't Come for the Singing, a song about finding purpose in a crowded, indifferent room. Table four is arguing about money and table six came to cheat, but the music continues regardless. This performance captures the reality of a working musician in a bustling speakeasy, where the atmosphere is defined by ice, whiskey, and the quiet resilience of a performer who sings even when the audience is focused on everything else. This track is for anyone who understands the difference between a calling and a job. It highlights the grit required to keep the good songs where they are, even when the pressure is on to change the tempo. Whether it is jazz or blues, the work remains the same: standing up until the set is finished. New songs every Sunday and Wednesday. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one, and hit like if this one reached you. #LenoraVale #jazz #blues #GraceAndMainMusic