Marion Halliday - I Don't Know Them

from Songs from the Inside by the Philadelphia Songwriter Community

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Don’t know the man who picks up my garbage,
Just know he comes and gets it every Tuesday night.
Don’t know the girl who bags my groceries,
But I like how she wraps the eggs up good and tight.
Don’t know the bus driver in the third floor unit,
I smile at her as she walks her annoying dog,
Don’t know the firefighter who lives on the corner,
But I sure love to watch him when he goes for a jog.

Hmmmmmmmmm. . . I don’t know them, I don’t know them, I don’t’ know them, I don’t know them at all

Don’t know the farmer who grows the avocados
That I used to make the perfect lunch salad today.
Don’t know guy who tested my water
And made sure its safe to drink and tasted okay.
Don’t know the folks who strung the power lines,
But I’m glad they make my house so bright and warm.
And I don’t know the cop patrolling the highway,
I just know she wants to keep me safe from any harm.

Hmmmmmmmmm. . .

Why should I care what happens to them?
They’re not my family, they’re not my friends?
Maybe the question should be -
Why should they care what happens to me?

I don’t know the lab tech who sticks me with needles,
I just know I never could do her job at all

Don’t know the nurse who takes my blood pressure,
But he makes me feel better just doing his job.
Don’t know the EMT who raced to save me,
And gave me a chance to try and fight this thing.
I don’t know the doctors making the new vaccines
I just know without them there’s no hope of winning.

Hmmmm. . . I don’t know them, I don’t know them, I don’t’ know them, I don’t know them at all.

Hmmmmm but I owe them, I owe them, I sure owe them, yeah, I owe them all. . .Don’t we all, ooh, don’t we all. . .

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from Songs from the Inside, released May 16, 2020
Marion Halliday: Vocals, Guitar
Jane Halliday: Violin, Backing Vocals

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Raised on a steady diet of folk music and with a graduate degree in classical vocal performance, her style is sing-along-ready with sweet vocals and harmony. Emily Joy consistently produces glorious music that brings communities together.

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