And then she called from the neighborhood and sighed
said she had a crush on Flintstone
she was never taught how to blush
but to lie and I caught her in town when she was calling
I've been wishing a while
for the telephone to ring
there was no one here that I could blame
and I always get nauseous
and I shake my headÂ…

And the manual for love is signed in a foreign land
but you say you got it in Memphis
baby I get bored in this lover's zone for sale
I've been waiting
for the telephone to ring
there was no one here that I could blame
‘cause they left when they heard your name
and you shake your headÂ…

I've been waiting
for the telephone to ring
there was no one here that I could blame
people run when they hear your name
and you come shaken to me
and I come rushing to youÂ…