Ring ring
Not the ring around your finger
But the ringing in your ears when you think you're gonna leave her
Ring ring
You were waiting for the call
Some might have though it was a wild dog's howl
Ring ring
That's a full fifty cents
She called you up today just to push you off the fence
So now you're looking out the window at the silvery moon
A voice keeps calling from the other the room, it says
"Baby, don't answer the phone
It's just your ex-life will never leave you alone
The only place that's left to run is home
Baby, don't answer the phone
It's just your ex-life will never leave you alone
The only place that's left to run is home"
Knock knock
Not the knocking at your door
But your push-pull pulse pounding out for more
Knock knock
Don't even ask who's there
You know who it is, yeah know you've been there
Knock knock
It's the hollow sound of your suitcase
Empty since you came to this town
Now you're looking 'round the room but it's an empty stare
You know that what you're thinking, it isn't fair
The phone's still ringing, it's ringing off the hook
Don't turn around, baby, don't even look back, baby
Now you're looking 'round the room but it's an empty stare
You know that what you're thinking, it isn't fair
The phone's still ringing, it's ringing off the hook
Don't turn around, baby, don't even look back
Baby, don't answer the phone
It's just your ex-life will never leave you alone
The only place that's left to run is home
Baby, don't answer the phone
It's just your ex-life will never leave you alone
The only place that's left to run is home
I said I see you standing right there
Baby would you please come home?