Dearest, When You Called

Dearest when you called my what a relief

The photo from the phone and the counting of the teeth

The most terrible part was how calm inside everyone was

The politics of fear, the business of cheap

You wonder if the people up top are asleep

Numb to the fact of how fat we’ve grown

Leave your name and number nobody’s home

The islands of ports and the tunnel safe clear

The tv reports of baby in tears

We know who to watch by the length of your nose

Leave your name and number no one’s home

Dearest when you called my what a relief

The photo from the phone and the counting of the teeth

How did you know, leave your name and number no one’s home