Ballad of the Last Payphone

by The New Pornographers

From the album: The Former Site Of

Duration: 3:49

The Former Site Of cover art

Lyrics for Ballad of the Last Payphone

I had to see it with my very eyes At the Museum of the City of New York It had the offhand grace, you will find In the last ones left alive Well they took it from Times Square in May Little fanfare or paid respect Yeah, first comes love, then comes pity Then it's terminal velocity Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone I had to see it with my very eyes For advice from the just left behind Reverse the charges, I tried But it had no lightning inside Did you get a good look at their face? 'Cause often thieves have not gone very far And they're not strangers, they rarely are They're not strangers, they rarely are Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone Nothing major, man It's just the last payphone Yeah, first comes love, then comes pity Then it's terminal velocity Yeah, first comes love, then comes pity Then it's terminal velocity Yeah, first comes love, then comes pity Then it's terminal velocity

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