Tellers by David Haerle Lyrics

Now he don’t do questions
Only statements
Thought he was gonna ask how I am
The moment came and went

He’s loaded with opinions
Observations and tales
And now a story within a story
And so many details

Showin’ interest in me
The odds do seem grim
Every conversation point
It’s leading back to him

Now I call them tellers
From nobody they got nothing to learn
And didn’t somebody ever teach them
To give others a turn?

Tellers. Tellers, Tellers, Tellers
If there’s a willing listener
They fill the air with words
I can say the role of hostage
Is for the birds

Now I’ve got a theory
I don’t mean to seem mean
But could it be that they are missing
A curiosity gene?

You gotta have a strategy
Don’t expect ‘em to change
Or you will be an audience
In a one way exchange

Let me tell you the symptoms
You’re trapped, you wanna be freed
Waiting for a cue that don’t come
You’re with a teller indeed

Tellers. Tellers, Tellers, Tellers