Hello Florence, How Are You?

I'm such a lucky girl, I'm traveling the world And working hard means singing loud and staying up late Wake up at ten to three, drink 14 cups of tea If I'm purely smiling at the air with the occasional thought What else could I wish for? And I don't even feel alone 'Cause then, my friends call my telephone "Let's go for coffee down the road" "Hello Florence, how are you?", they ask me every time I always say I've never been so happy in my life Then drink up quickly and say I'm busy "I really must leave, but let's keep in touch, please" But I don't call 'cause some things are just too hard to talk about I'm such a busy girl, I'm traveling the world And only call to tell my parents I'm still alive And every day and night, I keep myself occupied So, I don't have to hear my head for all of our sakes They have nothing great to say So glad I'll never have to know how it must feel to be alone Invite my friends and tell lots of jokes "Hello Florence, how are you?", they ask me every time I always say I've never been so happy in my life Then drink up quickly and say I'm busy "I really must leave, but let's keep in touch, please" But I never call 'cause some things are just too hard to talk about And every day, I've been inventing a new duel So, I don't have to think about how I see it with you And out the window of the hospital, we'll see, there are So many odd and beautiful things we could feel "Hello Florence, how are you?", you ask me every time I always say I've never been so happy in my life And have you drunk late? I say I'm busy "I really must leave, but please, let's keep in touch" But I never call 'cause some things are just too hard to talk about