The Mountain Goats - Noctifer Birmingham lyrics

i had to stop and catch my breath when the telephone rang out as loud as d**h it was three in the morning there was a low drone of katydids behind your voice when i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania and i saw you by the highway you asked me if the north was alright and i said it got kind of cold at night i could feel your bones shivering way down there in birmingham and when i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania and i saw you by the highway you reminded me of all the things you'd given up forever and you asked about the children and you asked about the weather and then i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania and i saw you by the highway