Hello, this is Joannie
I'm sorry
but I'm not home
But if you leave me
your name and number
I promise
soon as I get in
I'll phone
Joannie came over
to my house last night
I drank a little
too much red
and we got into
a fight
She said "I'm leavin'"
and I let her go alone
I felt so damn bad
this morning
I reached right
for the phone
And called her
right away
to beg her to forgive
The phone rang once
the phone rang twice
and then I heard her say
Hello, this is Joannie
I'm sorry
but I'm not home
But if you leave me
your name and number
I promise
soon as I get in
I'll phone
Joannie, I'm sorry
and I'm feelin'
oh so small
That was the message
that I left
and I waited
for her call
I waited with
a sinkin' feeling
in my heart
Not knowin' if
she'd forgive me
was tearin' me apart
I couldn't go on this way
I had to call again
The phone rang once
the phone rang twice
and then I heard her say
Hello, this is Joannie
I'm sorry
but I'm not home
But if you leave me
your name and number
I promise
soon as I get in
I'll phone
My phone rang
and my heart sang
my baby's called at last
Instead it was a friend
who said that
Joannie's car
had crashed
I never should've
let her drive home
angry from my place
I'd never hold her again
and kiss that funny face
But still there was a way
to hear her voice again
The phone rang once
the phone rang twice
and then I heard her say
Hello, this is Joannie
I'm sorry
but I'm not home
I'm so sorry Joannie
but if you leave me
your name and number
I promise
soon as I get in
I'll phone
ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Hello, this is Joannie
I'm sorry
but I'm not home
But if you leave me
your name and number
I promise
soon as I get in
I'll phone