[Verse 1] The post office shut in June Now it's a locked-up room The butcher's sign still swings But nothing inside moves The pub board's gone gray No darts, no Friday play Just a paper on the glass Saying "closed" till further notice [Pre-Chorus] And the lane runs long Past the stopped-up farm You wave at passing vans But they don't slow down [Chorus] Who's next door? Who still knocks? We got screens, we got scores But we lost the porch talk Who's next door? Who's still there? We scroll our whole lives And forget who lives there [Verse 2] Mum shops on a phone From the same old chair Dad watches feeds go by Like weather in the air The kids know every name From a game or an app But not the lad on the track Or the woman by the chapel [Pre-Chorus] And the lane runs long Past the empty green You could stand all day And not hear a thing [Chorus] Who's next door? Who still knocks? We got screens, we got scores But we lost the porch talk Who's next door? Who's still there? We scroll our whole lives And forget who lives there [Bridge] There used to be a laugh At the till, at the bar Someone knew your dog And your grief by heart Now the lights stay on In a thousand rooms But the village feels Like a house with too many roofs [Chorus] Who's next door? Who still knocks? We got screens, we got scores But we lost the porch talk Who's next door? Who's still there? We scroll our whole lives And forget who lives there
