Touch
Donny & Marie Lyrics

Norman Rockwell hangs on the wall of this waiting room
In this waiting room, there is a Norman Rockwell painting hanging on the wall.

Everybody sittin' around
Everyone is waiting in this room.

Waiting for any kind of news
Everyone is waiting for some kind of information to arrive.

Stay awake reading year old magazines
People are trying to pass the time by reading old magazines because they are so bored.

Staring at the TV
People are watching TV, but there's not much else to do.

'Bout the only thing that you can do
Watching TV is one of the only things to do in this waiting room.

Another face that no one?s ever seen before
Someone new enters the waiting room who nobody recognizes.

Comes through that front door
The person enters the waiting room through the front door.

Said ? I came as soon as I heard ?
The new arrival says they came as soon as they heard something.

Some people they pass through life, like cars on the interstate
Some people move through life quickly and without stopping to appreciate anything.

Passing through a small town, never looking back
These people move through life so quickly they never look back to see where they've been.

Some people they walk through life
Some people move through life at a slower pace.

With their hands in their pockets keeping their heads down
These people are not interested in engaging with the world around them.

I've known a lot like that
The singer has met many people who fit this description.

Some people never care about anyone, anything
Some people are completely apathetic and do not care for others or anything in the world.

They never take the time, but some people touch
Although many people are uncaring, some people have an impact on the world around them.

So many lives
These people have an impact on many people's lives.

Look around and the only thing in common
When looking around, the only thing that unites people is the fact that they are all waiting.

Is one heart that's hanging on every beat
No matter what else is going on, everyone is waiting for news that will affect them emotionally.

Lying on the fifteenth floor tonight
Someone is either sick or injured and is currently hospitalized on the fifteenth floor.

Yet every story is a little bit different
Every person's experience is different, even if they are all waiting in the same place for similar reasons.

But they are all the same
Despite the differences, everyone is united by the fact that they are all waiting.

They are all about the love we shared
These stories all relate to love in some way.

They make us laugh and they make us cry
These stories evoke a range of emotions in those who hear them.

And every tear that stream down another face
The tears that people shed are a reminder of the impact that the person who is hospitalized has had on their lives.

Is just another trace another thing he did
Each tear is a reminder of a specific moment or action the person who is hospitalized took that impacted their lives.

That he didn't have to do
The person who is hospitalized went above and beyond what was expected of them.

So many lives
The person who is hospitalized made a lasting impact on many lives.

as God I pray that you will touch his tonight
The artist is asking God to provide comfort to the person who is hospitalized, in the same way they comforted others.

Oh the way that he touched mine
The person who is hospitalized had a positive impact on the singer's life.

Touch so many lives
The person who is hospitalized touched many lives.

So many lives
The person who is hospitalized made a lasting impact on many lives.