You Didn't Try to Call Me

By Frank Zappa (1988)
On album You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988), Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968), Freak Out! (1966)

Freak Out!
You didn't try to call me
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely?
No matter who I take home
I keep on callin' your name
And you...
I need you so bad, 'cause
You're The One, babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' ya now
'Cause it worries my mind and I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call

And you didn't try to call me
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely?
No matter who I take home
I keep on callin' your name
And you...
I need you so bad
You're The One, babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' ya now
Cause it worries my mind and I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call

I can't say what's right or what's wrong
But I love you
All ya gotta do is call me, babe
Cause I want you

You make me feel
So excited, girl
I got so hung up on you
From the moment that we met
That no matter how I try
I can't keep the tears
From running down my face
I'm all alone at my place

You didn't try to call me
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely? (Baby . . . )
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try (I say, please!)
Didn't ya know I was lonely?

I stayed home all afternoon, man
I was working on my car
I fixed the upholstery
I fixed the seat so it would tilt back
We were going to go to the drive-in
And you didn't call me, man
I waited
It was Friday night
I remember, man, it was nine o'clock and I was sitting at home
I was still watching television
And you didn't try to call me
We'd been going steady... for six weeks!
And . . . I thought you were my teen-age thrill
I thought you were my teen angel, man
But you didn't call me
I dig you so much, man, why didn't you call me?
If you could have seen me in the afternoon, I was hung out there, I even washed the car
I, I reprimered the right front fender, man!
We were gonna go, we were gonna go out and get some root beer afterwards, man (Baby!)
I was gonna show everybody my new carburetor! (Baby!)
And you didn't try to call me! (Girl!)

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