This pencil's got a nice feel to it It never runs out of lead And it looks like others in our hands It writes crazy things instead Can make a list or describe a thought Can draw a line or note But it can't make you respond to this Testimony that I wrote 'Cause it cannot get a hold of you It cannot get a hold of you It cannot get a hold of you Cannot get a hold of you In the bedroom was a telephone It was screwed onto the wall There were other phones in other rooms But on this one you would call The receiver had a curly cord That would stretch on out the door Now I keep one in my pants pocket Who could ask for anything more 'Cause it cannot get a hold of you It cannot get a hold of you It cannot get a hold of you It cannot get a hold of you Like the great communicator Can bark across the yard I'm such a bad enunciator Understanding is hard Cannot get a hold of you Cannot get a hold of you Now the pencil's dull and the keyboard's broke And the batteries are dead But somehow you still figure out What's exactly in my head Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got a hold of you Like something's got