A long long time ago

I can still remember

How that landline used to make me smile

And I knew that if I had one chance

I could make those people dance

And maybe they’d be happy for awhile

Did you write the book of love

And do you have faith in God above

If the cell phone tells you so

Now do you believe in the grassy knoll

Or words to save your mortal soul

And can they teach me how to dance real slow

Well I know that you’re in love with him

‘Cause I saw you texting in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

And I did God’s rhythm and blues

A mountain kid left without a clue

With a columbine and Subaru

It became harder to boogaloo

The day the landline died

I started singing

Bye bye good friend of mine

It’s been darker at Barker

since losing my line

And good ol’ boys were drinking craft beer and wine

Singing

This is the day landlines died

This is the day landlines died

I met a girl who sang the blues

And I asked her for some happy news

But she just smiled and turned away

Well I went down to the reefer store

Where I used their landline years before

But the man there said the phone was no more

Well now in the street the children screamed

The lovers cried and the poets dreamed

But not a word was spoken

The landlines all were broken

And the three men I admire most

The father, son, and the holy ghost

They caught the last train for the coast

The day the landline died

I started singing

Bye bye good friend of mine

It’s been darker at Barker

since losing my line

And good ol’ boys were drinking craft beer and wine

Singing

This is the day landlines died

This is the day landlines died