[Intro]

Hey!

[Verse 1]

Hundreds of stories, before I showed up

And they tell them to me

And pull photos up

And they're all connected

Like a pair of handcuffs

No one seemed affected

That everyone is fucked

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

Some 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]

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

[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 damn

Alarm clock

And it 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]

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

[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

[Outro]

You call me up from a pay phone

You call me up from a pay phone

You call me up from a pay phone

You call me up from a pay phone

And I said, "Who the fuck uses a pay phone?"