Please Call Me
Words and Music by Forrest (Butch) Castetter
Copyright 2006
It's 5:00 am on Monday, he's up and out of bed
Carefully he looks at job postings on the web
Please call me; I can start to work today
He's waiting by the phone but the phone will not ring
He's got a wife, a home and mortgage, two kids still in school
Never let them see you sweat, he tries to keep his cool
Please call me; I can start to work today
He's waiting by the phone but the phone will not ring
It's agonizing, demoralizing, making him a mess
All this rejection is getting him depressed
Please call me Please call me
It's 3:00 PM on Wednesday, the middle of week five
He hasn't showered, hasn't shaved, he's got an upset wife
Please call me: I can start to work today
He's waiting by the phone but the phone will not ring
Chewing on the wallpaper and gnashing on his teeth
Racking anxiety is keeping him from sleep
He's done all that he can do and nothing seems to work
His mind keeps on wondering and imaging the worst