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 'em I'm fine,
And to show
I've overcome the blow,
Learned to take it well,
I only wish my words
Would just convince myself
That it just wasn't real ...
But that's not the way it feels ...
I like "Operator", too, but "Time In a Bottle" always makes me cry. He died only a year after that song was released, so he never really got to enjoy his success, and he left a wife and young child behind.