Story Behind The Song

Please note that a slightly faster tempo might be considered.

Song Description

This is a powerful message song about latch key children and their longing for somebody to be home!

Lyrics

IS ANYBODY HOME?
By Sandy Sherman & Lisa Aschmann

He goes to school from nine to three
Sometimes he goes through hell
So many things are on his mind
If only he could tell
He doesn't like the teacher much
Or what she puts him through
There's a bully in the second row
He's not sure what to do

CHORUS:
Is anybody home?
He calls each day, as he rushes through the door
Is anybody home?
Well that's okay---his books fall on the floor
For emergencies use the telephone
It's no big deal to stay alone
And each day no one hears him say-----Is anybody home?

Mom works a lot and hasn't got
The raise she wants to get
Dad's holdin' on and climbin' up
The ladder of success
The homework's getting harder now
And what's it all about?
But there's no cause for alarm
Somehow he'll work it out

CHORUS REPEAT:
He's hangin' around with a wild crowd
Maybe it's just a phase
His parents have convinced themselves
You can't raise kids these days
He hasn't learned to just say "no"
It's hard to deal with peers
As he drives his friends up to his house
He knows the coast is clear

CHORUS:
Is anybody home?
He calls each day as he rushes through the door
Is anybody home?
Well that's okay---who cares anymore
He's living high and living well
Doing great all by himself
Yet no one hears that cry for help.....is anybody home
Is anybody home?

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