Stan Ridgway - Operator Help Me lyrics

Operator help me There's a sound out in the street And it just keeps getting louder As we speak No one here to help me And for years I've lived alone But this street right here Has always been my home When the sun goes down And all the people go inside Yeah they lock their doors Just hoping to wake up alive Seems no one comes 'Til a body hits the ground Can you send somebody now To stop this sound? Operator help me Well now the sounds are getting near And I've called you up three times now But your voice I never hear We'd like to stay and we could use Some help to protect our home But there's always a busy signal On your phone But now that's through Hey, is there something you can do? Just yesterday When the mailman came around I heard those runnin' feet Yeah this used to be a good street Operator help me I can hear them by the door And they're laughin' at me stuck in here I can't hold out anymore I'll try and call you later From the phone in the other room But before I hang up Please send somebody soon Please send somebody soon Somebody soon