Stan Ridgway

Calling Out To Carol
Calling out to Carol She could really twist the screws What'cha doin' Monday And are you back on the booze? Now, I've been doin' some thinkin' About Colorado Springs A dirty denim jacket And a seven-dollar ring Well, I've been keepin' busy I've got lots of pots boiling on the stove Who's that in the background I'm sorry that I asked--I guess I should have known Callin' out to Carol on the telephone call Message on a wire comin' through a wall Talk about old times but not too long ago Carol was the girl that everybody got to know When'd you change your number? Hey, Carol! It's different than you had Have you got protection? I know some police are bad But that's not why I called you up, now You know I quit that scene I told ya 'bout your pictures SongtexteI guess I'll buy that magazine And I still remember All those days we spent alone You went one way while I went the other Well, I guess sometimes that's the way things go Callin' out to Carol on a telephone call Message on a wire comin' through a wall Talk about old times but not too long ago Carol was the girl that everybody got to know Callin' out to Carol gets a busy tone Sees a lot of people but she lives alone Pick up the receiver--love will come and go But Carol was the girl that everybody got to know When they called me in the morning And told me that she'd gone I didn't want to hear it So I just hung up the phone Callin' out--Callin' out to Carol Callin' out--Callin' out to Carol Callin' out--Callin' out to Carol Callin' out to Carol Callin' out to Carol on a telephone call Message on a wire comin' through a wall Is this line in service--operator says no But Carol was a girl that everybody got to know Aus Songtexte Mania