somebody
told her that there was a place like heaven
‘cross the water on a 747
yeah we’re living in
in a modern world
dumdeedoodoodoodum
and pretty soon she’d really got the notion
of flying out across the big blue ocean
yeah we’re living in
in a modern world
pre
talk is cheap on satellite
but all i get is static
information i’m still here
redial on automatic
calling america
can’t get a message through
calling america
that’s what she said to do
calling america
that’s where she has to be
calling america
she left a number for me
calling america
but i’m just talking to a satellite
twentythousand miles up in the sky each night
yeah we’re living in
in a modern world
dumdeedoodoodoodum
all i had to do was pick up the phone
i’m out in space trying to talk to someone
yeah we’re living in
in a modern world
pre
she left a number i could call
but no one’s there no one at all
there must be something going wrong
that number just rings on and on
calling america
can’t get a message through
calling america
that’s what she said to do
calling america
that’s where she has to be
calling america
she left a number for me
break
said she’d call when she’d been gone a while
guess she’s missing me across the miles
yeah we’re living in
in a modern world
calling america
can’t get a message through
calling america
that’s what she said to do
calling america
that’s where she has to be
calling america
she left a number for me
calling america
calling america
calling america
calling america
calling america
calling america
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1986
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 156