Eight Hours in the E.R.

Staring at the ceiling tiles, worn and stained
Nurses rush by, but it's just a waiting game
Sittin' in the ER, with all this pain
Busted up knee, and all I can do is wait

The clock hands creep, moving oh so slow
Every minute feels like an hour, don't you know?
People come and go, but I'm stuck here alone
Sittin' in the ER, far from home

And it's a long wait when you can't stand tall
When you're sittin' there feeling oh so small
Waitin' in the ER, and it's breaking me
Stuck here with a busted knee

I hear whispers from the doctors down the hall
Talk of takin' x-rays, broken bones, and falls
I'm still sittin' here in this sterile place
Can't get up and walk out so I gotta wait

And it's a long wait when you can't stand tall
When you're sittin' there feeling oh so small
Waitin' in the ER, and it's breaking me
Stuck here with a busted knee

X-rays are torture, move it this way and that
Pain shot up to 10 like they got me on the rack
Technician says just need a few pictures more
Causing pain so bad I wanna run for the door

And it's a long wait when you can't stand tall
When you're sittin' there feeling oh so small
Waitin' in the ER, and it's breaking me
Stuck here with a busted knee

Finally got a shot, the pain starts to dim
But the memories of these hours, forever etched in
It's oh-dark-thirty, I've been here all night
An eight hour prisoner of these L.E.D. lights

And it's a long wait when you can't stand tall
When you're sittin' there feeling oh so small
Eight hours in the E.R. nearly broke me
Stuck sittin' there with a busted knee

Eight hours in the E.R. nearly broke me
Stuck sittin' there with a busted knee