At The Sound Of The Tone

I called her up to say I'm sorry, I just can't have lunch today
 Cause the boss just called and he's flying in from L.A
 And as the phone rang, I remembered the time
 How simple things used to be
 Then her voice came on the line, not her, but the answer machine
 She said, "I'm sorry, I can't take your call, cause I'm packing up to away
 And John, if that's you, you'll just cancel the lunch anyway
 Ah you used to find the time, but now you don't even try
 So at the sound of the tone you're on your own goodbye
 I ran down to the street and I caught a cab, God I had to get back home
 But the house was empty, except for the code-a-phone
 And as the tears came, I remembered the time, how happy we used to be
 And I'll never forget the last words she ever said to me
 She said, "I'm sorry, I can't take your call, cause I'm packing up to away
 And John, if that's you, you'll just cancel the lunch anyway
 Ah you used to find the time, but now you don't even try
 So at the sound of the tone you're on your own goodbye
 She said you used to find the time, but now you don't even try
 So at the sound of the tone, you're on your own goodbye