Title:                          OPERATOR                (Jim Croce)

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

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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

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

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