[00:00.718]Written by Lou Reed & Mike Rathke
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[00:13.362]Well, you covered your tracks
[00:15.556]And now I can't see you
[00:16.914]You had your ashes scattered at sea
[00:20.023]There's no grave to visit, no tombstone to look at
[00:23.393]You were in the New York Times obituary
[00:26.919]There's no record, no tape, no book, no movie
[00:30.420]Some photographs and some memories
[00:33.815]Sometimes I dial your phone number by mistake
[00:37.237]And this is what I hear:
[00:40.738]This is no longer a working number, baby
[00:44.160]Please redial your call
[00:47.504]This is no longer a working number
[00:50.769]Your party doesn't live here anymore
[00:54.295]This is no longer a working number
[00:57.535]If you still require help
[01:00.983]Stay on the line, and an operator
[01:04.222]Will try to bail you out
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[01:21.149]I knew I should have seen you that Thursday
[01:24.571]I knew I shouldn't have left
[01:27.758]But you sounded so good, your spirits so up
[01:31.311]I thought I'd see you next week
[01:34.759]I say over and over if I had half a brain
[01:37.972]If I had half a brain in my head
[01:41.394]I wouldn't sit here, dialing a wrong number
[01:44.816]And listening to what some recording said
[01:48.343]This is no longer a working number
[01:51.765]Please redial your call
[01:55.082]This is no longer a working number
[01:58.034]Your party doesn't live here anymore
[02:01.848]This is no longer a working number
[02:05.584]But if you still require help
[02:08.640]Stay on the line, and an operator
[02:12.010]Will try to bail you out
[02:14.491]
[02:15.797]I knew I should have written, written things down
[02:18.384]I always say I'll never forget
[02:22.145]Who can forget a one-eyed pilot?
[02:25.228]Who's a concert pianist?
[02:28.780]A painter, a poet, songwriter supreme
[02:32.072]My friends are blending in my head
[02:35.546]They're melting into one great spirit
[02:38.785]And that spirit isn't dead
[02:42.338]Now, I may not remember everything that you said
[02:45.342]But I remember all the sings you've done
[02:48.999]And not a day goes by, not an hour
[02:52.369]When I don't try to be like you
[02:55.686]You were gassed, stoked, and rarin' to go
[02:58.926]And you were that way all the time
[03:02.348]So I guess you know why I'm laughing at myselves
[03:05.770]Every time I dial the wrong line
[03:09.479]This is no longer a working number, baby
[03:16.323]This is no longer a working number
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