When the telephone melts

And it's still ringing your name 

When your shoes got holes 

And the sidewalk's not the same 

And you're falling down 

Then you can think about your mother 

Yes, and you can think about your friends 

But you can't blame me for not being around 

You know I told you long ago 

Before you grew so old 

That I wasn't made for claws falling on my face 

I say you knew it was a jungle 

And I was a man, had a place to go 

If you can't go with me 

Then I just don't know 

But I've thought about your humor 

When you laughed in my face 

You know I didn't mind 

When you stood on my hand 

And then I turned the tables around 

I thought it just another day 

I thought you saw it my way 

But oh, to my surprise 

There's a difference in your eyes 

And I thought it hard to find you 

Say you wandered astray 

Say you think you'll find a way 

But you can joke about me baby 

Yeah, you can say my name in vain 

Say my name in vain