As a military brat, I've experienced both sides of this equation.
We mostly had fun with this band, & this is the only decent snapshot.
Story behind the song
You might hear a nice sonic thing I dud in the studio from about 4:13 to 4:25. Nowdays, something like this is easy to do with my FL Studio.
Lyrics
Is Anybody There? (Lyrics by Roger Hurst & Perri A Doutre)
All I want VERSES
all I want to know
is anybody there?
Are you home
with the furniture gone
is anybody there?
Yesterday
when you came outside to play
is anybody there?
I heard Mom
say you didn't come home
and you had gone away.
Playing ball
is no fun at all
cause it takes two to play.
Will I find
another friend like you?
The same in many ways.
Tell me CHORUS
you didn't tell me
your plane was leaving today.
So mad
you made me so mad
you went away without me (in your life).
I go to school VERSES
hang out at the pool
just wondering if you're there.
I don't believe
what the grownups say
that you have gone away.
Someday soon
I'll meet you at high noon
like cowboys on the range.
Teacher says
you're in Oregon
I don't know where that is.
I'd leave home
find you on my own
if I only had a car.
We were friends
but I guess it was pretend
like all the games we played.
Repeat Chorus
