[Verse 1]
Hey!
Hundreds of stories
Before I showed up
They'd tell them to me
And pull photos up
They're all connected
Like a pair of handcuffs
No one seemed affected
That everyone is f*****
But there was a softness
Some kind of understanding
Those 2am decisions
Always shaky landings
And no one ever knew
What could be demanded
Maybe it's the cards
The cards that she was handed
[Chorus]
You called me up from a pay phone
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Verse 2]
I met her at a party
She'd come straight from work
Complained that the regulars
Were all a bunch of jerks
She always looked tired
But she dazzled as a drunk
She even pulled off
That stupid hair cut
She said, "I don't need a sponsor
Or the best lover
Just a man that sees me
As some fixer-upper
The last few years
I've been running for cover
Trying to sleep
So I can visit my mother"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
When times were tough in the worst years
We never knew how to interfere
And now you're back
And just unpacking
Those bruised up takers
You keep attracting
[Verse 3]
In September
When it goes off
Like some god d***
Alarm clock
And he hits her
Like a third shot
Conversations she just stares off
There's no longer a voice calling
When she goes out
Saying, "I'll be up waiting for you"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
You call me up from a pay phone (x4)
And I said, "Who the f*** uses a pay phone?"
Hey!
Hundreds of stories
Before I showed up
They'd tell them to me
And pull photos up
They're all connected
Like a pair of handcuffs
No one seemed affected
That everyone is f*****
But there was a softness
Some kind of understanding
Those 2am decisions
Always shaky landings
And no one ever knew
What could be demanded
Maybe it's the cards
The cards that she was handed
[Chorus]
You called me up from a pay phone
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Verse 2]
I met her at a party
She'd come straight from work
Complained that the regulars
Were all a bunch of jerks
She always looked tired
But she dazzled as a drunk
She even pulled off
That stupid hair cut
She said, "I don't need a sponsor
Or the best lover
Just a man that sees me
As some fixer-upper
The last few years
I've been running for cover
Trying to sleep
So I can visit my mother"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
When times were tough in the worst years
We never knew how to interfere
And now you're back
And just unpacking
Those bruised up takers
You keep attracting
[Verse 3]
In September
When it goes off
Like some god d***
Alarm clock
And he hits her
Like a third shot
Conversations she just stares off
There's no longer a voice calling
When she goes out
Saying, "I'll be up waiting for you"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
You call me up from a pay phone (x4)
And I said, "Who the f*** uses a pay phone?"