 After School |
| ©Linda Allen 1985 Jennifer Martin had a very bad day She was teased by Amanda when she wanted to play She was told she looked ugly with her hair fixed that way She was angry Jennifer Martin walked up to her door Took the key from the tattered pink ribbon she wore Then she entered and picked up the mail from the floor She was lonely She never got used to how hard it can be When you're longing to talk, and there's just the T.V. But Jennifer Martin and her mother, Ann, Are spending their days the best way that they can Jennifer's mother, her hand on the phone Sees the time, and she thinks of her daughter alone There's another call waiting, she longs to be home How her heart aches Her bosses are young, they say no private calls She's tried to explain, but they don't care at all So at break time she uses the phone down the hall Just to call her She remembers when Jennifer sickened at school Ann begged to go home, they'd quote company rules So her daughter walked home, Ann called her at five Then she went to the bathroom to hide as she cried Jennifer Martin gets scared now and then Sometimes it's the neighbors, sometimes it's the wind Her mother has warned her, she always stays in With the shades drawn Jennifer Martin had a very bad day Her mom understands, she feels much the same way But they'll soon be together, it'll all be O.K. They'll be laughing |