Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Streetlights humming on the avenue
Coffee’s cold and the clock says two past due
I swore I’d let it go, I swore I’d sleep tonight
But there it goes again, a little red light
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that number like I know my name
Every time it calls me, it’s the same
[Chorus]
Midnight telephone, ring, ring, ring
You keep on calling and I can’t do a thing
Midnight telephone, why you wanna sing
That old song to me when you’re gone
[Verse 2]
Told my friends I’m doing fine these days
Bought a brand-new jacket, found a brand-new place
But the walls are thin and the nights are long
And the silence breaks with that same old song
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that number like I know my name
Every time it calls me, it’s the same
[Chorus]
Midnight telephone, ring, ring, ring
You keep on calling and I can’t do a thing
Midnight telephone, why you wanna sing
That old song to me when you’re gone
[Bridge]
Should I pick it up, should I let it fall
Should I say hello, should I say it all
One more word from you and I’m back again
Back on the line at a quarter to ten
[Chorus]
Midnight telephone, ring, ring, ring
You keep on calling and I can’t do a thing
Midnight telephone, why you wanna sing
That old song to me when you’re gone
[Chorus]
Midnight telephone, ring, ring, ring
You keep on calling and I can’t do a thing
Midnight telephone, ring, ring, ring
Midnight telephone, I’m not home
[Outro]
Ring, ring, ring
Midnight telephone
Ring, ring, ring