Talking To The Wall

There's a very old expression Called talking to the wall And it means You get no answers Just stone silence But walls have ears And you can hear me When I call I can feel it Feel it in my bones You really mean it It is not a hoax Sham bam Thank you ma'am Not for you You're bona fide, ah You don't come on In a Trojan horse No hidden wires To make me fall What I see Is what I get Straight and true My solid wall You keep my chin up Stabilize my highs and lows You're extra special Nothing superficial You see right through me Rust Cracks Warts and all Nothing changes I'm the last word In what you want You're as solid As a wall And I can Lean against you I can tell you All my troubles And I know You'll hear me Walls have ears You can hear me When I call Talking to the wall --- Talking to the Wall - Joan Armatrading