Elegant Transaction

Be careful when you take a call for someone else That is probably to begin And get embroiled in someone else's life You don't know where that phone's been And don't strike a conversation with a cigarette Like an old flame Burned up And out of breath A slip of the tongue is all it takes It seems you need a helping hand To find yourself in someone else's place Back in the saddle again And don't pretend you don't know where it's headed for A connection all the same Exchange small talk about the good old days It seems they've done better than you Your stories match despite the different names I guess that all you heard was true And don't go along unless you've lost your way A connection all the same Like you're in love's cold sleigh