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by Jim Croce



Title:                          OPERATOR                (Jim Croce)

                                                   
                Operator oh could you help me place this call
                                                                   
                You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
                                                          
                She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
                                                               
                A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

                                             
        CHORUS: Isn't that the way they say it goes
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           |    But lets forget all that
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           |    And give me the number if you can find it
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           |    So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
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           |    I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
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           |    I only wish my words could just convince myself
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           |    That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

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                Operator oh could you help me place this call
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                Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
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                There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
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                I think about the love that I thought would save me


                CHORUS

                                 ()      (  )
                Operator let's forget about this call
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                There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
                                  
                Thank you for your time,
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                Cause you've been so much more than kind
                                        
                You can keep the dime


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