[Verse 1] Come and watch a curtain rise Just in time for us to hide Do you wanna see my ghost Picking up the old boy's slack Only can we go so far Take a bow and raise a gla** Oh! [Hook] Hold it right there Do you want to keep me on the line? Hold it right there Caught the operator [Verse 2] Come and watch the old paint dry Wait until the tide comes higher We'll be playing in an old man's war Picking flowers off the corner store Oh! [Hook] Hold it right there Do you want to keep me on the line? Hold it right there Caught the operator Hold it right there Do you want to keep me on the line? Hold it right there Caught the operator [Outro] Only this road lasts as long 'Till you find you're on the run Only this road lasts as long 'Till you find you're the only one [Hook] Hold it right there Do you want to keep me on the line? Hold it right there Caught the operator