Operator, could you help me place this call
See the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She’s livin’ in LA
With my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well, and sometimes hated
Isn’t that the way they say it goes
But let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
I can call just to tell her I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow
I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
Operator, could help me place this call
Well I can read the number that you just gave me
There’s something in my eye’s
You know it happens every time
I think about the love that I thought would save me
Isn’t that the way they say it goes
But let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
I can call just to tell her I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow
I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
That’s not the way it feels
Operator, let’s forget about this call
There’s no one there that I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
You’ve been so much more than kind
You can keep the dime
Isn’t that the way they say it goes
Let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
I can call just to tell her I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow
I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
That’s not the way it feels
That’s not the way it feels
credits
from Please Believe Me EP,
track released November 4, 2008
Vocals and Piano by Darrin Kohavi. Acoustic Guitar, Strings, and Background Vocals by Andy Nissley.
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