Steve Goodman - Telephone Answering Tape lyrics

I used to dial your number We used to say hello We'd shoot the breeze And burn off someone's ears that we both know Then you got tired of talking And you needed an escape So you went and laid your money down For this telephone answering tape And now you leave it on every night and day So you can screen your calls You erase the ones you don't really care about at all Well, you play that tape like it was something you were born to do Sometimes I think maybe girl, it's the tape that's playing you So you'd better wake up Miss hard-to-get I'm a waitin' on the other end You can put the world on hold But you can't hold a friend And if you ever want to put this conversation back in shape Don't call me cuz I'll call you When you take off that tape Well now I dial your number Cuz I know you won't be home And I get to get it off of my chest As soon as I hear the tone I'll tell that tape the words I couldn't say right to your face You're gonna find out how I feel When you play back that tape Well you'd better wake up Miss hard-to-get I'm a waitin' on the other end You can put the world on hold But you can't hold a friend And if you ever want to put this conversation back in shape Don't call me cuz I'll call you When you take off that tape Now don't call me cuz I'll call you When you take off that tape