Just a Bunch of Phones

© Dan Reich, 2003

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When I was a young man I used to work in a store
And the boss was always saying that the customer was always right
Well my ex-boss, he ain’t there no more
‘Cause if you try to call him all you get is just a blinking red light

Just a bunch of phones, Lord, just a bunch of phones
They used to be people but now they’re just a bunch of phones

If I need help from a big company
It’ll take me all day to get a person on the end of the line
Then that same person won’t talk to me
They’ll hook me to a message that’ll tell me that I oughta punch “9”

If I had my way, you could walk in a store
And the manager would greet you so you wouldn’t have to wait any more
You got the feeling that they was on your side
And they would talk to you instead of always looking for a place to hide

Dan Reich – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Joe Paulino – drums
Michael Woods – electric guitar
Paul Lamb – bass
Anne Nachtrieb Zesiger – background vocals & arrangement