The street smells like glycerin There's something sweet on me tonight And my brother's bike The air is like honey It's thick and it's stickin' to my ride The peddles stop at the Dial tone Got no quarters to atone From my pay phone, so alone That's why I'm annoying, oh Operator Age is a numbers game That I lost cause you're throwing me away Why judge a guy by his birthday Is that you pagin' me I know I'm lame but I'm only 23 I'll get a phone when I need one Dial tone Got no quarters to atone From my pay phone, so alone That's why I'm annoying, oh Operator Won't you take me now It's the only moment that I know Won't you please accept my (?) This was a bad idea And now I'm really late for work I'm just a grocery clerk It's just a stop for me On the greater highway that I see, I see My whole life's ahead of me Dial tone Got no quarters to atone From my pay phone, so alone That's why I'm annoying, oh Operator Operator Operator