Mechanical Telephone Janis Ian

[Verse 1]
Dark night but there's plenty to believe in
Why'd you have to let her touch your feelings?
I always gave you everything that you needed
All you had to do was ask—but you just got greedy

[Chorus]
Now the only time we talk is when we talk alone
To the voices that you leave
On your mechanical telephone
Sometimes I call just to hear your voice
Set free of the talons and claws
But the memory I keep
Doesn't really let me leave any word at all

[Verse 2]
You always liked any woman who was easy
Hope you've met your match, but can she beat me?
You always said I'd be the first to walk
You say I'm always the first to talk, but can she free me?

[Chorus]
Now we rarely talk alone
We usually speak in groups
To the people you invite
For the theater and a bite who are used to you
They like to listen to their own mouths move
They like to watch your jaw drop, too
But the witticisms fade when the covers
Are unmade and I'm so far away