Barbara Mandrell
"Operator, Long Distance Please" lyrics

Operator, Long Distance Please

I woke up alone
The bed was so cold
I learned a lot in just one night
I don't like TV
I don't like to read
And I don't like this single life
And I don't even mind
If he says I told you so
Cause I gave it one night
That's long enough to know

Operator, long distance please
Could you ring this number for me
I've been calling all afternoon
There's something wrong
I can't get through
Operator, long distance please
I can't wait for him to call me
I only need a second or two
That's all it takes
To say I love you

I called yellow cab
I had to ask
Where they'd taken him last night
I called the airlines
They checked his flight
He was on the 8.09
I called the hotel where he stays
When he goes to LA
They said he checked in late last night
Room 245

Operator, long distance please
Could you ring this number for me
I've been calling all afternoon
There's something wrong
I can't get through
Operator, long distance please
I can't wait for him to call me
I only need a second or two
That's all it takes
To say I love you

I've got to keep dialing
Trying can't you see
If I can just reach him
He'll come back to me

Operator, long distance please
Could you ring this number for me
I've been calling all afternoon
There's something wrong
I can't get through
Operator, long distance please
I can't wait for him to call me
I only need a second or two
That's all it takes
To say I love you