If I Could Reach You

I tried to reach you on the telephone
But you're always gone, you're not really there
Every time I get the busy tone
Or the numbers cut like you were never here

If I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
Oh, I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
But you're never there

I went to see you, but you were not home
I looked in the window, the place was such a mess
Searched in the alleys and the grocery store
And every dive I saw, hoping for the best

If I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
Oh, I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
But you're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there

On the telephone, telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone, telephone
On the telephone, telephone

Now I'm dressed up like a debutant
With my hair in curls, trying to sell myself
But I keep thinking about your junk-filled room
I stand and play the songs, but I am somewhere else

If I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
Oh, I could reach you
If I could reach you
If I could reach you
But you're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there

You're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there
You're never there