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