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Look At Me When I'M Talking To You

Look at me when I’m talking to you. Verse 1 Have drink, meet at the pub, fool around and have some grub Sitting round not a care in sight, jokes and laughs all through the night This is how it used to be, no mobile phones or Sky T V Verse 2 Get on line, free wifi here, living the dream in a virtual sphere Order my food from my latest App, then tell the world if it’s crap Facetube, hashtag, post on line, tell the world everythings fine Chorus Tim Berners Lee what have you done, gave us the web, then killed our fun Conversation a thing of the past, glare at screens, type it in fast Look at me when I’m talking to you, forget Facetube and wannadoo Verse 3 Gotta tablet, reader and mobile phone, chatting on line, I’m not alone Virtual friends are easy to please, no eye to eye, or hands to squeeze Going to town’s just a pointless trip, I got it all here at my finger tip Verse 4 I’d like to think one day you’ll change, take a step back and re-arrange Conversations try it and see, turn off that phone, just talk to me It’s easy when you really try, say hello to a passer by Chorus Tim Berners Lee what have you done, gave us the web, then killed our fun Conversation a thing of the past, glare at screens, type it in fast Look at me when I’m talking to you, forget Facetube and wannadoo Please just put that phone down, We’re out just having a drink and enjoying ourselves Turn that phone off, don’t keep looking at that phone Turn it off, put it in your pocket and we’ll have a conversation Doesn’t matter what we talk about, let’s just have a conversation

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 11/4/2019 8:07:00 AM
we are out, not the phone and us... just we, you and me... Excellent write. Have the very nicest day. Ann
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Date: 11/4/2019 7:38:00 AM
"turn off that phone, just talk to me " - I have stopped lunching with one friend who cannot look at me the entire time, choosing instead to look at her phone every time it dings. It is exasperating! Glad you wrote this one.
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Date: 11/4/2019 3:57:00 AM
These are lyrics from a song I wrote, a bit of a rant really, about how phones have hijacked our conversation
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