Hey There…
By Greg Hawkins


                               
Hey there officer, what’s the problem seem to be?
My step-mother is drunk as you can see.
Hey there officer, my dad had nothing to do with this, leave him alone.
Once again I’m forced to call my grandparents on the phone.

                                               
So this is what they meant said:
Hold everything you got!
Hold everything you love! 
Hold it as if you’d never see it the very next day!
But my grip was not strong enough,
So I’m left alone, once again.


Hey there Mrs. Teacher, what will you teach me today?
I’d like to learn something useful, if that’s okay.
Hey there Mrs. Teacher, don’t turn back on me.
Once again I’m left at the front door, without a key.


So this is what they meant when they said:
Hold everything you got!
Hold everything you love! 
Hold it as if you’d never see it the very next day!
But my grip was not strong enough,
So I’m left alone, once again.


Hey there Sergeant Sir, what are my orders now?
I must clean the bathrooms that smell so foul. 
Hey there Sergeant Sir, what’s with the papers? I want to see if I may.
I see that I must now move very far away.


So this is what they meant when they said:
Hold everything you got!
Hold everything you love! 
Hold it as if you’d never see it the very next day!
But my grip was not strong enough,
So I’m left alone, once again.


Hey there Dad, It’s good to hear your voice.
I would have called you sooner, but I didn’t have a choice.
Hey there Dad, I hope that you’re not too alone.
Please don’t start crying over the phone.

So take it from me when I say:
Hold everything you got!
Hold everything you love! 
Hold it as if you’d never see it the very next day!
Don’t let your grip get to weak,
Or you’ll be left alone…. Just like me….