i had a lover, but haven't we all he had to leave so sometimes i'd call i was lost and livin' in the real world i'd call satellites are blinkin' all through the night wishes like this don't seem right rising and falling as i make my request hello, operator, can i make this collect? higher and higher burns the fire love's lost on the telephone wire too high to reach, too hot to hold wishing on telstar, should've been told person to person, looking for affection do i just break through? do i have to wait? it sure hurts when you get away my long distance lover, can i make you stay?