Iggy Pop

Long Distance

Iggy Pop


Alone with the phone again 
The deepening light seeps in my mind 
I'm desperate to hear a voice 
Can this really be my choice? 
I'm fifty and I'm tricky 
And I'm sick of being alone 
You're twenty-five and pretty 
But you're old enough to know 
That actions form a pattern 
And the heart's the last to know 
And I'm waitin' for another friend 
Callin' long distance again 

My mind is an antique room 
There's overstuffed chairs and carpets too 
Where nobody ever comes 
It's a good place to run away from 
And I'm runnin' from a love 
With every step I take 
And if I can fall for you then 
From the last one I am saved 
And it's a cold grey wet December 
Shity shity day 
And I'm waitin' for another friend 
Calling long distance again 

You're dark and your French voice is lovely 
And you're bright eyes light the receiver across the miles 
I'm listening close and I'm hoping 
To learn love, but I don't know how 
Calling long distance again 
Calling long distance again 
I'm calling long distance again