Operator Songtext
von Pat Surface

Oh operator, could you help me place this call?
See the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She′s livin' 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 let's forget all of 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, learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
And that′s not the way it feels

Oh operator, could you help me place this call?
I can't read the number that you just gave me
There′s somethin' in my eyes, 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 of 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, learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
And that′s not the way it feels
No, no, no, no
Not the way it feels

Operator, let's forget about this call
There′s no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time, you've been so much more than kind
And you can keep the dime

Isn′t that the way they say it goes?
But let's forget all of 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, learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
And that′s not the way it feels