I’m very quiet here on my own
Sitting by the telephone
Waiting for the bell to ring
For the contact that will bring
And if it does who will it be?
Loved one, friend or family?

Sitting watching time go past
Thinking how long will it last
How long before the silence ends
Knowing that it won’t be friends
Because they don’t ring me at all
For I’m the one who makes the call

I tell myself they’re not unkind
But out of sight is out of mind
They have their lives, their family
Why should they ever think of me
I know by them I won’t be missed
They’ve long forgot that I exist