I know it's crazy, but I'm frightened by the ringing of the telephone
Telling me the world outside is overflowing
Hello, I must be going
To snap into action
The brightest lights, the tightest beats,
The latest nightbirds blowing up my phone
These kids today don't know from dials or dial tones
Or growing old alone
It's just something that happened
Though I thought I heard it all, I think I hear the single
Crying out that no one understands
Even though I know we all must some day be the single
Doesn't make it easier when I am
And I am
I know it's funny when the bed you wake in's not your natural habitat
But it's not funny: "ha ha", it's just funny: "sad"
They don't laugh with but at... and nobody's laughing now
Though I thought I heard it all, I think I hear the single
Crying out that no one understands
Even though I know we all must some day be the single
Doesn't make it easier when I am
My dignity is signified by my belief
That finding grace in my relief will satisfy my desire
Though I thought I heard it all, I think I hear the single
Crying out that no one understands
Even though I know we all must some day be the single
Doesn't make it easier when I am
Though I thought I heard it all, I still can hear the single
Crying out that no one understands
Even though I know we all must some day be the single
Doesn't make it easier now I am
I know it's crazy, but I'm frightened by the ringing of the telephone