Neighbor

Her appearance was inevitable
Her knockings were constant
Knock, knock!
Knock, knock!

A visitor for me?
Who could it be?

It was her,
Every night it was her

It was her,
Always asking for a favor

It was her,
Always asking to use the phone

Sometimes I would pretend I wasn�t home
Sometimes I'd talk through the door
It wasn�t always like this before

The day we met, she stole my change
She asked for a cigarette, and then another

She said, �When you get back, I�ll help you unpack�
But when I arrived, it turned out she lied

Her friend down the hall,
Helped me unload it all

The very next day,
Her friend from apartment �A�
Tried to make conversation, then without hesitation
Asked for a cigarette

She said, �Tonight I�ll buy a pack, and give you one back�
I did not see her for three days

When she returned to my door,
She returned to ask for more

Then lady �B�, the first to steal from me
Made a habit of knocking on my door at bedtime

I told them both I quit; they did not throw a fit,
But they did quit knocking on my door

Finally I had peace,
The knocking had ceased

I wish that was all I had to say,
I never did see her friend again from apartment �A�
But lady �B�, he keeps bugging me

Knock, knock, knock!
�Can I use your phone?�
�No, I�m online, sorry�
�It�s an emergency�
�Maybe your friend in apartment �A��
�She doesn�t have a phone�
�Don�t you have change for a payphone?�
Then I shut my door

Did she not understand, I see the dirt on her hands
I may have been nice, but I�m not a fool
I know the game she plays I know it well

She did not understand, one week later
Knock, Knock, Knock!
Is it that irritating neighbor?

The frustration and irritation, filled me up inside,
This time I only spoke through the door,

�Can I use the phone?�
�No, I�m online�
I began to walk across the room
She said, �What?�
I shouted, �I�m online!�
�There�s a better way to talk to people you know�, she said
But did lady �B� know and understand,
That there is a better way to treat people.