Don't Hang Up

I apologize for calling

I know it's awful late

But my mind's all set to racing

And I had to get it straight

I thought maybe if you listened

I'd try not to lie

And anyway your phone's

The only one I've memorized

It cost me, it cost me

I can't believe I tried

It cost me, I lost me

When the ink had dried

It cost me, it cost me

And I can't do this alone

Darlin', don't hang up the telephone

I call myself an artist

But I could never write a thing

That wasn't someone else's problem

Made to dance on a shoestring

I scrape my own beginnings

From the dregs of greater lives

And I hide beneath my headphones

Anytime the guilt arrives

It cost me, it cost me

I can't believe I tried

It cost me, I lost me

When the ink had dried

It cost me, it cost me

And I can't do this alone

Darlin', don't hang up the telephone

Will I ever dig down deep enough

To give you something real?

Or is this 3 AM confession

The most I'll ever feel?

I'm selfish, and I'm sorry

There's nothing you can do

I should never share my darkness

With someone as bright as you

Yes, I'll try to get some sleep

No, I swear, I'm fine

And if I call again tonight

Don't pay it any mind

It cost me, it cost me

I can't believe I tried

It cost me, I lost me

When the ink had dried

It cost me, it cost me

But I can't do this alone

So darlin', don't hang up the telephone

Please don't hang up the telephone