Long Distance Lyrics - Tim O'brien

It's the middle of the night and I should be sleepin' 

My eyelids are heavy but there's something keepin' them open wide 

Since I kissed you at the gate just two days past 

I've been flyin' towards the sun in a jet plane fast across the ocean tide 

There's a touch tone phone right beside my bed 

There's a ten digit number burnin' in my head 

Before I left I heard the words you said, Call me anytime 

Long distance, there's a signal comin' from me to you 

So insistent, it's penetratin' goin' straight on through 

No resistin', I get struck by love at the funniest times 

It's long distance love waitin' for me at the end of the line 

Now it's cold and lonesome here in this time zone 

But I can thank Mr. Bell for his telephone and what it buys 

It's reassuring just to know you're there 

But if I hear your voice, I might smell your hair when I close my eyes 

I'm punchin' the keys and my hands are hot 

It's not what I want but it's the best I got 

And I don't even know if you're home or not, but I can always try 

Long distance, there's a signal comin' from me to you 

So insistent, it's penetratin' goin' straight on through 

No resistin', I get struck by love at the funniest times 

It's long distance love waitin' for me at the end of the line 

Got your fiber optics, got your savin' plan 

In the off peak hours, honey, I'm your man, I got my callin' card 

When I hear you echo off the satellite 

I'll be jumpin' up and down, I'll be feelin' alright, I'll be fallin' hard 

You'll be puttin' out that cat, turnin' out the lights 

While the sun's comin' up here bold and bright 

We're on opposite ends of a lonely night, but it's not too far 

Long distance, there's a signal comin' from me to you 

So insistent, it's penetratin' goin' straight on through 

No resistin', I get struck by love at the funniest times 

It's long distance love waitin' for me, long distance love 

Ooh, it's long distance 

I get struck by love at the funniest times 

It's long distance love waitin' for me at the end of the line