Call Before You Come

Words by Chris Frank

today I was stopped by three policemen
they wanted my phone number and my name
they set them upon a piece of paper
and there they remain

now I'm one of many files in a folder
I am made and now will never disappear
and no matter where I am you can reach me
just begin here

but call, call before you come
I will put a record on
call, call before you come
let me get my coat and we'll be gone

say hello to all my friends and to my family
you know them now about as well as I
they're good people and I hope they never meet you
so I keep my back to the wall and I've been sleeping with an open eye

come on call, call before you come
you want war, I will give you some
you will do some of what you can
and it will work because I am only one man

some day, you will be ashamed of
yourself but you're strong now, all right
some day, maybe when you're older
you're gonna grow up, not tonight

I am sitting at this table with my army
you can join us if you'd like a little wine
yours would win the war, if we had one
but I do good with mine

come on call, call before you come
get here just before the sun
I'll meet you ready on the lawn
upstairs I left a record on

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