Words & Music by Michael Ogborn
copyright 2000
Leydensong Music Co.
All Rights Reserved
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lyrics
Bring back my ringing phone,
Don't want my beeping phone.
I want my phone to ring
Like mama's used to do.
I can't stand that bleeping sound,
Don't want that sound around.
I want my phone to ring
So I can talk to you.
Our family telephone
was hung up on the wall,
In the kitchen right where everyone
At home could hear it all.
We spoke in secret codes,
And travlin' through the wire,
Were the words that somehow took the place
Of words that meant desire!
Bring back my ringing phone,
Don't want that bleeping phone.
I want my phone to ring
Like mama's used to do.
I can't stand that bleeping sound.
Don't want that sound around.
I want my phone to ring,
So I can talk to you.
And when my dad got mad
He'd tear it from the wall,
And "that made damn sure
No one else would ever get a call!"
But after dinner I would
Fix those wires and then,
In no time flat that phone was ringing
Off the hook again!
I miss my ringing phone.
Give me that busy tone.
Let me say "Operator, break in on the line!"
Hello again, it's me-
it's an emergency,
I can't say goodnight until you
Tell me that your mine.
We'd talk for hours
And we'd never say goodbye.
I leave a message
Now it makes me wanna cry,
What I would give to hear
That ringing in my ears,
Now we say hello and hell,
The whole world interferes.
Bring back my ringing phone,
Don't want my bleeping phone.
I want my phone to ring
Like mama's used to do.
I can't stand that bleeping sound
Don't want that sound around.
I want my phone to ring
So I can talk to you,
The way we used to do.
credits
from Hidden in Plain View,
released June 12, 2019
Recorded, mixed and mastered at
Cambridge Sound Studio.
Philadelphia, PA
October 2017
Engineer: Todd Mecaughey
Keyboard & Vocals: Michael Ogborn
Drums: Todd Mecaughey
Additional Vocals: Ronnie Polaneczky & Ricky Paul
Words & Music by Michael Ogborn
copyright 2000
Leydensong Music Co. BMI
All Rights Reserved
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