You only call when the night gets cold
When everybody leaves and you’re alone
You say you miss the way I held you close
But you never missed me when you had me most
I know your voice, I know that tone
You say you’re sorry but you don’t come home
You want the feeling, not the weight
You want my heart but not the mistakes
[Pre-Chorus]
And I keep telling myself
That I don’t need you
But every time my phone lights up
I still wanna believe you
[Chorus]
So don’t call me when you’re lonely
Don’t tell me that you want me
You had me and you let me go
Now you’re standing at my door
Don’t say that you still love me
When you only need somebody
I’m not gonna be the place you run
Every time you’re scared of being alone
[Post-Chorus — guitars explode]
Oh-oh-oh
You had me
Oh-oh-oh
You lost me
Oh-oh-oh
Don’t call me
When you’re lonely
[Verse 2]
I used to sleep with your name on my lips
Now I wake up and don’t think of it
Funny how the person that you couldn’t lose
Is the same one you taught to live without you
You keep looking for the old me
But she’s buried underneath
All the things you put her through
All the things you couldn’t see
[Pre-Chorus]
And I keep telling myself
That I don’t need you
But every time I hear your voice
There’s a part of me that wants to
[Chorus]
So don’t call me when you’re lonely
Don’t tell me that you want me
You had me and you let me go
Now you’re standing at my door
Don’t say that you still love me
When you only need somebody
I’m not gonna be the place you run
Every time you’re scared of being alone
[Bridge — stripped down]
Maybe I would’ve stayed
If you would’ve changed
Maybe I would’ve loved you
Until we both got old
But you wanted the easy
And I wanted forever
So I guess we were never
What I thought we were
[FINAL CHORUS — HUGE]
DON’T CALL ME WHEN YOU’RE LONELY
DON’T TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME
YOU HAD ME AND YOU LET ME GO
NOW YOU’RE STANDING AT MY DOOR
DON’T SAY THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME
WHEN YOU ONLY NEED SOMEBODY
I’M NOT GONNA BE THE PLACE YOU RUN—
[Scream/backing vocal]
WHEN YOU’RE SCARED OF BEING ALONE!
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh…
You had me.
You lost me.
Don’t call me…
when you’re lonely.
