Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)

Operator, oh, could you help me place this call?
 See the number on the matchbook is old and faded
 She's living in L.A.
 With my best old ex-friend, Ray
 Guy, she said she knew well, and sometimes hated
 But isn't that the way they say it goes?
 Well, let's forget all that
 And give me the number if you can find it
 So, I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine
 And to show I've overcome the blow
 I've learned to take it well
 I only wish my words could just convince myself
 That it just wasn't real
 But that's not the way it feels
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 Operator, oh, could you help me place this call?
 'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
 There's something in my eyes
 You know it happens every time
 I think about a love that I thought would save me
 But isn't that the way they say it goes?
 Well, let's forget all that
 And give me the number if you can find it
 So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine
 And to show I've overcome the blow
 I've learned to take it well
 I only wish my words could just convince myself
 That it just wasn't real
 But that's not the way it feels, no, no, no, no
 That's not the way it feels
 Operator, oh, let's forget about this call
 There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
 Thank you for your time
 Ah, you've been so much more than kind
 You can keep the dime
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 But isn't that the way they say it goes?
 Well, let's forget all that
 And give me the number if you can find it
 So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine
 And to show I've overcome the blow
 I've learned to take it well
 I only wish my words could just convince myself
 That it just wasn't real
 But that's not the way it feels