Calling And Not Calling My Ex-Okkervil River

[ti:Calling And Not Calling My Ex] [ar:Okkervil River] [al:The Stand Ins] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Calling And Not Calling My Ex - Okkervil River [00:11.06]She was once mine [00:12.87] [00:13.62]That smile that shines from the glossy magazine that [00:18.06]Stuck inside the Sunday Times [00:21.36] [00:22.04]She was so sweet on Christmas Eve [00:26.67] [00:27.61]With the snow set deep [00:29.11]When we went walking through the pines [00:32.11] [00:33.23]I had just been fired and her first offer had arrived [00:38.08]And the new year would see her flying far away from me [00:42.55] [00:43.11]Though I didn't know it at the time [00:46.80] [00:56.18]With outstretched hands [00:58.12] [00:58.80]Now she commands [01:00.87] [01:01.74]A famous figure for every picture [01:06.37] [01:07.68]And she stands up strong and she demands [01:11.87] [01:13.24]And they deliver [01:14.56] [01:15.74]Yeah she's a fixture [01:17.81] [01:18.93]And it's a mixture of dumb jealousy and fear that [01:23.43]I might feel should she appear [01:26.48]Just like it hasn't been three years [01:29.11] [01:30.42]And there's a distance to her voice over [01:33.86]The phone and that's because she stands alone [01:37.98] [01:38.67]While I'm still sitting here [01:41.11] [01:44.98]Girl you see me here on another quiet night [01:49.42]I will wait until another indistinguishable day arrives [01:56.36] [01:56.93]I'll decide where the light's even and bright [02:00.80]Where my life's sweet as it's slightly disappointedly [02:05.37]Just gliding softly by [02:09.68] [02:11.12]And you won't wait for me in some secluded stand of trees [02:15.56]Some Christmas Eve some god was kind enough to set aside [02:20.28] [02:21.97]Although I'd love you to I'm proud of you [02:25.53]God knows I'm feeling really stupid now [02:29.15] [02:30.09]For having ever said goodbye [02:33.83] [02:42.46]During the fight [02:43.71] [02:45.34]I said "Yeah right" [02:47.34] [02:48.46]When you insisted that I visit that you'd write [02:52.78] [02:53.59]Now I know you're working hard so [02:56.28]I never hear from you and that's fine [02:59.90] [03:00.97]You look the same on TV as when you were mine [03:05.72] [03:07.72]I walk in from the kitchen and I finger the remote control [03:18.85] [03:19.85]I watch you from the distance [03:24.60]You go walking through the terminal [03:30.79] [03:31.85]I remember ever instance when you stung me [03:39.42] [03:40.35]Oh you're so lovely [03:42.07] [03:43.09]Oh you're so smart [03:44.78] [03:48.97]So go turn their heads go knock them dead [03:52.28]Go break their hearts [03:53.47] [03:58.03]Go break their hearts [04:00.03] [04:03.34]Baby break their hearts [04:06.23] [04:08.85]And I know you will