Operator

Jim Croce Jim Croce

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?
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, oh could you help me place this call?
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 a love that I thought would save me

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

Oh no, no, no, no
That's not the way it feels

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

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

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  2. Walkin' Back to Georgia
  3. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  4. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
  5. (If I Could Save) Time In A Bottle
  6. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  7. Hey Tomorrow
  8. Time In a Bottle
  9. A Long Time Ago
  10. Operator
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