Here's hopin' the food don't get cold and the phone don't ring.
That thing has a habit of suddenly changing things. Last time they called they were looking for you.
They're calling again.
What am I gonna do?
Sometimes that al' mailman he carries a bag of tricks.
He once left me something that sure left me in a fix.
That letter said lots of things that weren't true.
Everything's changed now, but what can I do?
Just like an old movie-star jumps at a telegram.
The second he gets it his brain hears those jail doors slam.
He'll get caught in an elaborate scam with too many subplots to count on his hands.
(words & music B. Sparks)
That thing has a habit of suddenly changing things. Last time they called they were looking for you.
They're calling again.
What am I gonna do?
Sometimes that al' mailman he carries a bag of tricks.
He once left me something that sure left me in a fix.
That letter said lots of things that weren't true.
Everything's changed now, but what can I do?
Just like an old movie-star jumps at a telegram.
The second he gets it his brain hears those jail doors slam.
He'll get caught in an elaborate scam with too many subplots to count on his hands.
(words & music B. Sparks)