Party Line

Imagine my surprise when they came down the drive
 With that big spool of electric wire
 I didn't understand exactly what they meant
 But they said when they're finished we can talk with all our friends
 Right inside our own house without going out
 Seemed like nothing new but who am I to doubt
 The magic power of an electric wire
 Now we're all on the party line
 I can't hardly get a word in edgewise
 Everyone's on that party line
 But no one ever comes to call
 Why don't you call?
 We used to chew the fat. Do you remember that?
 Back when time moved slow as the pine tree sap
 Seeping up through the boards right here on my back porch
 You know you used to love the smell of the magnolias in the morning
 Now you telephone and this don't feel like home
 Without your foot tapping while I put the coffee on
 And I can't see your smile through an electric wire
 Now we're all on the party line
 I can't hardly get a word in edgewise
 Everyone's on that party line
 But no one ever comes to call
 Why don't you call?