Operator,

oh, could you help me place this call?

See, the number on the matchbook

is old and faded

She's living in L. A.

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 lets forget all that

And give me the number

if you can find it

So I can call just to tell them

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, oh,

could you help me place this call?

Cause I cant read the number

that you just gave me

Theres 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 them

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

Oh, no, no, no,

that's not the way it feels

Operator, oh,

let's forget about this call

There's no one there

I really wanted to talk to

Thank you for your time

Oh, 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 them

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