Verse 1 I notice hardly anyone Will meet you eye to eye Looking at their screens As they're passing by Stopped at a traffic light Eyes looking straight ahead No one dares look around They never turn their head Verse 2 Walking through the grocery store The trolley takes the lead Everyone in their own world Choosing what they need Sitting in the waiting room Waiting to be called Out come the mobile phones We're not talking anymore Chorus The world is full of strangers And we are forced to share We're standing right beside each other It's like we're just not there It doesn't seem that long ago That we were greeted with a smile A hand shake or a friendly hug And stopped to talk a while Verse 3 We used to share a friendly laugh With strangers on the street And a simple smile and a nod When our eyes would meet We knew our neighbours names back then And would drop in for a chat But now we're all just rushing And there's no time left for that Chorus Our world is full of strangers And we are forced to share We're standing right beside each other It's like we're just not there It doesn't seem that long ago That we were greeted with a smile A hand shake or a friendly hug And stopped to talk a while Bridge As the art of communication Gets pushed into the back seat Now technology and screens Are the way for us to meet Do we really want this to happen? And lose the personal touch? Its through these connections That we have learned so much Verse 4 Maybe we haven't lost it all We could still give it a go If we put our phones away a while It could work, you never know A smile costs nothing after all We could bring back those little things We will feel part of something bigger And the comfort that this brings Chorus Our world is full of strangers And we are forced to share We're standing right beside each other It's like we're just not there It doesn't seem that long ago That we were greeted with a smile A hand shake or a friendly hug And stopped to talk a while
