Hanging On The Telephone

Album: Parallel Lines (1978)
Charted: 5
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  • I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
    If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall
    I know he's there, but I just had to call

    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone

    I heard your mother, now she's going out the door
    Did she go to work or just go to the store?
    All those things she said, I told you to ignore
    Oh, why can't we talk again?
    Oh, why can't we talk again?
    Oh, why can't we talk again?

    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone

    It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
    If I don't get your calls, then everything goes wrong
    I want to tell you something you've known all along

    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone

    I had to interrupt and stop this conversation
    Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation
    I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection
    Oh, I can't control myself
    Oh, I can't control myself
    Oh, I can't control myself

    Don't leave me hanging on the telephone

    Hang up and run to me
    Oh, hang up and run to me
    Oh, hang up and run to me
    Oh, hang up and run to me
    Oh, oh, oh, oh, run to me, yeah Writer/s: Jack Lee
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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  • Steve from OttawaShort and high speed, very punkish in that way. Her stunning smile and "come hither" hand movements on the video are unforgettable.
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