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Neighbor, Are You OK?

Neighbor, Are You OK?

May 11, 2015 Nicholas Tozier 1 Comment

Verse One
In your shift, you stare and stare
Your walls are blank, your mattress bare
Your glazed eyes sweep the knee-high lawn
Glass by glass, your day drains off

Chorus
Hey there neighbor, are you okay?
Your window’s dark at night;
Your shades are drawn during the day.
I don’t mean to bother you;
I just need to know you’re safe over there.
Hey there neighbor, are you okay?

Verse Two
Life, you feel, jerked you around
Weeds have choked your garden out
But when’s the last time you broke bread?
Can you even lift your head?

Chorus
Hey there neighbor, are you okay?
Your window’s dark at night;
Your shades are drawn during the day.
I don’t mean to bother you;
I just need to know you’re safe over there.
Hey there neighbor, are you okay?

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  1. Valerie says

    September 11, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    The empathy conveyed in your lyrics was so moving! It literally brought me to tears. Beautiful!

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