I’ll Call You

I've got a nagging question
'Bout a turn of phrase
That is often said under direct gaze
I know it's just plain English
But I don't have a clue
What in the world do they mean
When they say, "I'll call you"?

Crack the secret code
Learn the hand signs
Don't believe what you're told
Try to read between the lines
Walk away and wonder
Will you ever hear the truth
Baby, what in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do thеy mean
When they say, "I'll call you"?

Show mе an honest soul
Who can make a clean break
Who will say what they mean
And mean what they say
Who's not into idle talking, baby
Without following through
And make some sense
Of that worn-out line, "I'll call you"

Crack the secret code
Learn the hand signs
Don't believe what you're told
Try to read between the lines
Walk, wonder, never hear the truth
Baby, what in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
When they say, "I'll call you"?
I don't know, I wonder, darlin'

Does it mean "Have a nice day?"
Is it merely a good intention?
Have they run out of things to say?
Is it a civilized rejection

I gotta, gotta crack the secret code
Learn the hand signs
Don't believe what you're told
Try to read between the lines
I walk, I wonder, I never hear the truth
Baby, what in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
When they say, "I'll call you"?

Talk to me, baby
(What, what in the world)
Tell it like it is, baby
(What, what in the world)
What in the world do they mean
When they say, "I'll call you"?

Yeah, baby, I'll call you
I... can't... wait

I'll call you
What in the world
I'll call you
What in the world