People Watching

Phones now have music to replace the ring Doesn't matter much to me I'm people watching The beggar on the corner just parked his Merc He makes a better living than he did from work Sitting here in the sun in the centre of town Watching what's going on what's going down Looking out from here for the fuss free transaction Tempered by today's recluse and non-interaction Young Lily waits for her partner in this place As she waits a semi smile lingers on her face Phones now have music to replace the ring Doesn't matter much to me I'm people watching Mind wanders back to when life was more prosaic So much going on now it seems like a mosaic Young mums with buggies under stress going plural Scanning their profiles for tweets going viral There goes the road rage guy like a matador Barking through the car window like a Labrador Remember today's friend is tomorrow's family But only if they find time to do things properly Phones now have music to replace the ring Doesn't matter much to me I'm people watching Doesn't matter much to me I'm people watching