Operator Help Me - Stan Ridgway

Operator help me

There’s a sound out in the street

And it just keeps getting louder

As we speak

No one here to help me

And for years I’ve lived alone

But this street right here

Has always been my home

When the sun goes down

And all the people go inside

Yeah they lock their doors

Just hoping to wake up alive

Seems no one comes

'Til a body hits the ground

Can you send somebody now

To stop this sound?

Operator help me

Well now the sounds are getting near

And I’ve called you up three times now

But your voice I never hear

We’d like to stay and we could use

Some help to protect our home

But there’s always a busy signal

On your phone

But now that’s through

Hey, is there something you can do?

Just yesterday

When the mailman came around

I heard those runnin' feet

Yeah this used to be a good street

Operator help me

I can hear them by the door

And they’re laughin' at me stuck in here

I can’t hold out anymore

I’ll try and call you later

From the phone in the other room

But before I hang up

Please send somebody soon

Please send somebody soon

Somebody soon