Waitin' on the Phone to Ring
by Bud Powell
Sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring,
Tryin' to convince myself,
Your leavin' don't mean a thing,
But it's drivin' me half crazy and I can't eat a thing,
Sittin' around waitin' in the phone to ring.
Waitin' for you to knock upon my door,
Tryin' to convince myself you don't love me anymore,
But I'm starin' out the window all day,
And at night I walk the floor,
Waitin' for you to knock upon my door.
Well the day I found you leavin',
I couldn't believe my eyes,
But I knew that you'd come to your senses someday,
And call me by and by,
Now everyday is the same old song.
And I can't even sing,
Sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring.
Sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring,
Tryin' to convince myself,
Your leavin' don't mean a thing,
But it's drivin' me half crazy and I can't eat a thing,
Sittin' around waitin' in the phone to ring.
Sittin' around waitin' on you to call,
Tryin' to convince myself I don't love you after all,
Wish we had done things differently,
But I can't change a thing,
Sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring.
The day I found you leavin,
I couldn't believe my eyes,
But I knew that you'd come to your senses someday,
And call me by and by,
Now everyday is the same old song.
And I can't even sing,
Sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring,
Just sittin' around waitin' on the phone,
Just sittin' around waitin' on the phone to ring.