Track 9 of the album Paper Moon Rent · 2011
I Should Have Called You Back
“I saw your name on my phone and let it ring, and I've paid for it ever since. Everyone has one call like that.”
jazz ballad · torch song · modern ballad · 3:49
Lyrics
I saw your name light up my phone And I let it ring and ring I told myself I was too proud Now the quiet's a heavy thing I should have called you back I should have said I'm sorry The words were never hard to find Just hard to say out loud I should have called you back Before the night grew older Tonight I'm dialling slow And hoping you're still around We argued over something small A word, a tone, a door I wore my silence like a coat And I stood there, wanting more I should have called you back I should have said I'm sorry The words were never hard to find Just hard to say out loud I should have called you back Before the night grew older Tonight I'm dialling slow And hoping you're still around It rings once, it rings twice Then I hear you breathe Hello, you say, so softly And the whole room lets me be I should have called you back I should have said I'm sorry The words were never hard to find Just hard to say out loud I should have called you back Before the night grew older Tonight I'm dialling slow And you're still around And you're still around