Operator Lyrics

The song Operator is performed by Jim Croce in the album named Jim Croce - 50th Anniversary Collection in the year 1992 .



Operator, well, could you help me place this call?
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She's living in L. A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Guy, she said she knew well and sometimes hated

Isn't that the way they say it goes?
But let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine and to show

I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real but that's not the way it feels

Operator, oh, could you help me place this call?
'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
I think about the love that I thought would save me

But isn't that the way they say it goes?
Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine and to show

I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real but that's not the way it feels
No, no, no, no, that's not the way it feels

Operator, well, let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
Oh, you've been so much more than kind
You can keep the dime

But isn't that the way they say it goes?
Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine and to show

I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real but that's not the way it feels



Jim Croce - Jim Croce - 50th Anniversary Collection

Sep 1992

  1. Spin, Spin, Spin
  2. Vespers
  3. Big Wheel
  4. Cigarettes, Whiskey & Wild, Wild Women
  5. (And) I Remember Her
  6. Cotton Mouth River
  7. More Than That Tomorrow
  8. The Migrant Worker
  9. Child Of Midnight
  10. Stone Walls
  11. King's Song
  12. Mississippi Lady
  13. Which Way Are You Goin'
  14. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
  15. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  16. Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day
  17. New York's Not My Home
  18. Hard Time Losin' Man
  19. Photographs And Memories
  20. Walkin' Back To Georgia
  21. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
  22. Time In A Bottle
  23. Box #10
  24. A Long Time Ago
  25. Hey Tomorrow
  26. Chain Gang Medley: Chain Gang/He Don't Love/Searchin'
  27. Old Man River
  28. Careful Man
  29. These Dreams
  30. It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
  31. Dreamin' Again
  32. Alabama Rain
  33. A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' The Blues)
  34. Next Time, This Time
  35. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  36. One Less Set Of Footsteps
  37. Roller Derby Queen
  38. Speedball Tucker
  39. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
  40. I Got A Name
  41. Recently
  42. Five Short Minutes
  43. Thursday
  44. The Hard Way Every Time
  45. Age
  46. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
  47. Lover's Cross
  48. Salon And Saloon
  49. Top Hat Bar And Grille

Operator