no one answering the phone

but there's no one home
no one answering the phone
in the heat of the afternoon
you're waiting for an answer
but it won't be coming anytime soon
while there's a parade
a big top political charade
marching with the troops down the center of Market Street
giving off chills while holding the heat
you saw the ice cream vendor eating a Coney island hot dog
being blinded by the arrival of a poisonous fog
and you ran into a nest of barbed wire
hearing the shouted words of a famous liar
standing on the top step of his heavenly choir
a rich man with powdered orange hair
and a sinister flair
his easy boast with white toast
and jam in a jar:
you're still trying to remember who you are
but there's no one home
no one answering the phone
in the heat of the afternoon
you're waiting for an answer
but it won't be coming anytime soon
while there's a barnyard
elephant and donkey blowing hard
chasing the hired hands down the center of Market Street
giving off chills while holding the heat
you saw the ice cream vendor eating a Coney island hot dog
being blinded by the arrival of a poisonous fog
and you ran into a nest of barbed wire
hearing the shouted words of a famous liar
standing on the top step of his heavenly choir
a rich man with powdered orange hair
and a sinister flair
his easy boast with white toast
and jam in a jar:
you're still trying to remember who you are
but there's no one home
no one answering the phone.