Nismah Osman - When You Knew Your Neighbors Lyrics

It used to be that people would drop by just to say hi
Didn't need a whole week's notice and a calendar invite
Making plans to hang out later
Was when we used the phone
Now we're staring at each other
And never more alone
Whatever happened to playing till the street lights came on
When is the last time you befriended a stranger at the park
I wanna go back to the days when you knew your neighbors
But they're long gone
Are they long gone?
They said we'd be more connected
Than we've ever known
But we're growing farther apart
Faster than it loads
Oh it's scary where we're headed
And I can't see the way back
We thought six feet was far
But we ain't seen nothing yet
Whatever happened to calling up a friend just because
When is the last time you really poured your heart out to someone
I wanna go back to the days when you knew your neighbors
But they're long gone
Oh they're long gone
Ooooh
Whatever happened to spaceships made of cardboard boxes
Just look up long enough to see that life is passing you by
We gotta go back to the days when we knew our neighbors
Before they're long gone
Hope they're not long gone