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Operator, well could you help me place this call?
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See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded.
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She's living in L. A. with my best old ex-friend Ray,
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A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated.
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Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
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And give me the number if you can find it,
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So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
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I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well --
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I only wish my words could just convince myself
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That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels.
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Operator, well could you help me place this call?
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Well, I can't read the number that you just gave me.
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There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
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I think about a love that I thought would save me.
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Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
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And give me the number if you can find it,
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So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
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I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well --
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I only wish my words could just convince myself
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That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels.
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No, no, no, no -- that's not the way it feels.
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Operator, well let's forget about this call --
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There's no one there I really wanted to talk to.
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Thank you for your time, ah, you've been so much more than kind.
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And you can keep the dime.
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Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
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And give me the number if you can find it,
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So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
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I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well --
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I only wish my words could just convince myself
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That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels.
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No, no, no, no -- that's not the way it feels.
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Operator (Thats Not The Way It Feels)
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| Jim Croce |
