S SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE
(Conway Twitty)

Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - 1973



**(Conway Twitty's spoken words appear in brackets)

[Phone ringing]

Hello
(Hello Loretta)
Darlin', I knew it was you
(Loretta, there's something I've just got to tell you)
Oh, please tell me what to do
(I don't really know how to say this, but I wanta tell you that I...)
You gave me the will to go on
As soon as I picked up the phone
(No, no, you don't understand, Loretta, I'm tryin' to tell you that I...)
The talk is around that we're through
(Yeah, I know, I've heard it too)
Oh, darlin', tell me what to do
(But that's just it, that's what I'm tryin' to tell you, I wanna tell you
that...)
I knew you'd tell me they were wrong
As soon as I picked up the phone
(Ah, but it is true, they're not wrong)
Oh no
(I'm sorry, Loretta)
Oh no
I can't believe that it's true
(I'm sorry, Loretta, I'm really, really sorry)
Oh no, oh no
I can't believe that we're through
(I know you know that I never thought it would come to this)
You tell me it's over and done
(I really thought that I loved you and you know that)
You say that you've had all your fun
(You've just got to believe me that I never meant to hurt you)
But I can't believe you'll be gone
(This is the hardest thing that I've ever had to do and it hurts me too)
As soon as I hang up the phone
(Yeah, I'll be gone)
As soon as I hang up the phone
(Goodbye Loretta)


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2010)