operator that s not the way it feels

Toby Lightman

Operator, well could you help me place this call?
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded.
He s living in l. a. with my ex best friend they say,
A girl he said he 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, well could you help me place this call?
Well, 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.
No, no, no, no, that s not the way it feels.

Operator, well let s forget about this call
There s no one there i really wanted to talk to.
Thank you for your time, ah, 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.
No, no, no, no -- that s not the way it feels.