Operator Help Me Lyrics - Holiday In Dirt - 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