My girlfriend saw my husband
They're comin' 'cross town to get me
He's been gone five years or more
And expects me to be waitin'
Oh, Lord, help me buy the train ticket
Tell me, what have I got to sell?
Oh, a pink satin dress and a silver tray
And an abalone shell

Runnin' out the back door, tryin' to get away
Almost at the river, you'll never catch me now
Oh, say it all, say it all
So sad for you, sad baby doll
Oh, well, I watch you walk away
And I still hear you say, yeah
"Let the phone ring off the wall"

I could ask you to come back
It wouldn't matter at all
I could scream out that I am right
You could refuse my call
And I could cry in the middle of the night
Cry in the middle of the night
Cry in the middle of the night
Wouldn't matter at all

Out the back door, tryin' to get away
I'm almost to the river, you'll never catch me now
Ooh, said, say it all, say it all
So sad for you, sad baby doll
Oh, as I watch you walk away
And I, I hear you say
"Let the phone ring off the wall"
Oh, yeah, wouldn't matter at all

I could call you up
Wouldn't matter at all
I could cry, cry
I could cry in the middle of the night
Woah!  It doesn't matter at all
No, it wouldn't matter at all
You say it doesn't matter at all
It doesn't matter at all
In the middle of the night
(What did you want?)

I could ask you to come back
But that wouldn't be right
(What did you want?)
I could scream out that you were wrong
(What did you want?)
You refuse to fight me
(What did you want?)
I could cry in the middle of the night
Cry in the middle of the night
Cry in the middle of the night
Wouldn't matter at all