operator well could you help me place this call
see the number on the match book is old and faded
she’s living in la with my best old exfriend ray
a guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
but isn’t that the way they say it goes
well let’s forget all that
and give me the number if you can find it
so i can call just to tell ’em 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 well could you help me place this call
cause i can’t read the number that you just gave me
there’s something in my eyes
you know it happens every time
i think about the love that i thought would save me
but isn’t that the way they say it goes
well let’s forget all that
and give me the number if you can find it
so i can call just to tell ’em 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
no no no no
that’s not the way it feels
operator well let’s forget about this call
there’s no one there i really wanted to talk to
thank you for your time
ah you’ve been so much more than kind
you can keep the dime
but isn’t that the way they say it goes
well let’s forget all that
and give me the number if you can find it
so i can call just to tell ’em 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
Artist: Jim Croce
Year: 1972
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 157