Sleeping with the Telephone

And my blood runs cold and my heart skips a beat
And I cry ‘cause I’m all alone
Always reminds me that someone’s awake just like me
Something wakes me from where he should be
And I try not to think he won’t come home
But I’m sleeping with the telephone
But I’m sleeping with the telephone
He laughs and leaves with his gun and his blue uniform

And I try not to think he won’t come home
He knows the danger but he does what he does
I hear the sirens and I watch the news
And I try not to think he won’t come home

And I cry ‘cause I’m all alone
But everyday I love him more
I lose him in my darkest dreams

So here I am while he’s gone to some foreign land

And sometimes I hate how much I love him
He calls it duty but I call it love
The yellow ribbon on my neighbor’s gate
And the nights get so cold and long
But I’m sleeping with the telephone
And I pray God keeps him safe from harm
And the nights get so cold and long

So I get up, I can’t take anymore