Thank you, Jim. When Ryan offered to do the guitar for me on this song, I knew he would be good despite my vocal short comings, and he delivered with his good playing. The song came about after a sweet young girl I know has ended up in hospital due to problems around her smartphone addiction causing her to have an eating disorder. It is also an observation of mine when out and about noticing young people in groups many are focused on their devices not communicating or talking to or with each other and not seeing what's going on around them. I will put the lyrics down below of my song.
Put Down The Phone
I don’t need to be glued to a phone screen all day.
Maybe it‘s because I’m old and I‘ve been brought up in a different way.
Hey kid can’t you see your glued to that screen all day.
It seems to me as though its taking your communication away.
I wish you could just put down the phone leave it alone for a minute or two.
Just take some time.
Just maybe have a talk or two.
Put down the phone and lets look around and roam.
Put down the phone.
There are other possibilities.
Put down the phone.
There’s lots more going on.
I know your anxious because your waiting for a call.
Your life’s tied up on that screen.
But believe me there is more to life than stuck on that screen.
I wish you could learn to dream about other things.
And see the possibilities.
Put down the phone.
Put down the phone.
Leave it alone.
Put down the phone.
Put down the phone.
Leave it alone.
You got a lot more that you can do with your life.
There’s things out there that you got to see.
I don’t need a phone maybe cause its a fact of age.
But then look at me.
I’m happy.
Because I don’t need that technology.
Put down the phone.
Put down the phone.
I know it seems easy because I’m older and I don’t need that machine.
But see that’s why I’m happy.
Happy baby because I don’t need that technology.
That’s why I’m happy.
I don’t need that technology.
Put down the phone.
Put down the phone.
Put down the phone.
