From the recording Make That a Double!
Lyrics
Bad Connection
lying in the dark drunk and blue
phoning old phantoms from the past like you
Mrs. Information look up this name
I slurred the words she said “say it again”
when I'm lonesome I phone someone I love
she gave me this number's why I'm calling you up
oh not much I've got to go, good luck.
is all you said except I can't talk
and don't I know it's nearly 3 o'clock?
when I'm lonesome I phone someone I love
you don't mind I'm trying to find you
hello it's me, out of the blue
I can hardly hear your voice
you sound all far away
you and I have a bad connection
well I's proposing toasts to your memory today
come on baby don't be this way
no need to be angry and on your guard
I charged the call to my telephone card
when I'm lonesome I phone someone I love
well you say I've got some nerve alright
just calling you up like this tonight
that may be so, let's get one thing clear
I'm not living in the past I'm just visiting here
when I'm lonesome I phone someone I love
when I'm lonesome I phone someone I love