[Intro] (Sound of a telephone ringing - sampled and rhythmic) (Sudden explosion of synth brass stabs) (Hello? Hello?) One, two... pick up the phone! [Verse 1] I’m pacing up and down the bedroom floor I’ve never felt this kind of way before The clock is ticking like a beating drum I’m staring at the line until I’m numb! You said you’d call me at a quarter to eight But now it’s nearly ten and you’re so late! [Pre-Chorus] Every second feels like a rainy day I’ve got so many things I need to say Is there someone else? Is it just a game? I’m whispering your sweet and lovely name! [Chorus] It’s a telephone heartbreak (Calling!) Ringing in the middle of the night How much can a heart take? (Waiting!) Until I see the morning light? Don’t leave me hanging on the line (On the line!) Tell me that you’re gonna be mine! [Verse 2] I check the signal and I check the wire This waiting’s setting all my nerves on fire Maybe the operator’s made a mistake Or maybe this is just a big heart-ache! I’m checking my reflection in the glass Watching all the lonely minutes pass [Bridge] (Drums drop out - only a pulsing bass and a telephone beep) (Ring-ring!) I’m waiting... (Ring-ring!) I’m praying... Pick up! (Huge drum fill - high energy returns) [Chorus] It’s a telephone heartbreak (Calling!) Ringing in the middle of the night How much can a heart take? (Waiting!) Until I see the morning light? Don’t leave me hanging on the line (On the line!) Tell me that you’re gonna be mine! [Outro] (Pick up the phone, baby!) (Telephone heartbreak...) (Ring, ring, ring...) (Fade out with fast, frantic synth stabs)
