Reba McEntire & Faith Hill - Sleeping With The Telephone lyrics

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I knew who he was when I took his name<br />

But some how knowing is just not the same late at night<br />

He knows the danger but he does what he does<br />

He calls it duty but I call it love<br />

So here I am while he’s gone to some foreign land<br />

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And I cry ‘cause I’m all alone<br />

And the nights get so cold and long<br />

And I try not to think he won’t come home<br />

But I’m sleeping with the telephone<br />

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The yellow ribbon on my neighbor’s gate<br />

Always reminds me that someone’s awake just like me<br />

I hear the sirens and I watch the news<br />

He laughs and leaves with his gun and his blue uniform<br />

And I pray God keeps him safe from harm<br />

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And I cry ‘cause I’m all alone<br />

And the nights get so cold and long<br />

And I try not to think he won’t come home<br />

But I’m sleeping with the telephone<br />

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I lose him in my darkest dreams<br />

And my blood runs cold and my heart skips a beat<br />

So I get up, I can’t take anymore<br />

And sometimes I hate how much I love him<br />

But everyday I love him more<br />

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And I try not to think he won’t come home<br />

But I’m sleeping with the telephone<br />

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Something wakes me from where he should be<br />

I reach for him, the telephone rings