Love on the Mainline

Captive on my Code-A-Phone
Was a voice that spread like light
He reminds me of a mistake
I used to call Baby
And I ate it up like an ice cream cone
And willed him to be right
And built a dream on a string
Of "ifs" and "maybes"
But inside there is no peace
My head yells run, my heart cries stay
Who can I believe?

When the house divides against itself
The wrecking ball will soon prevail
Still, I look for love on the mainlinе

He lives rent-free insidе my head
My heart he owns outright
Those lines are down
And humming like live wires
Still, I search for common threads
And I long for black and white
Does wisdom ever dovetail desire?
And my heart insists that he's the only one
While the endless loop inside my head says
You know he is wrong

When the house divides against itself
The wrecking ball will soon prevail
Still, I look for love on the mainline
I have wasted too much time
Trying to bridge the gap
Between heart and mind
When the signs say very clearly:
Broken Mainline

What makes me think I can drive
When I've tested blind
I do much better walking slow by faith
And how come I would trust a man
Who took me for a ride
How long will I have to learn the hard way

When the house divides against itself
The wrecking ball will soon prevail
And still, I look for love on the mainline
I have wasted too much time
Trying to bridge the gap
Between heart and mind
When the signs say very clearly:
Broken Mainline

When the house divides against itself
The wrecking ball will soon prevail
Still, I look for love on the mainline
I know that you know
Baby, I have wasted too much time
Trying to bridge the gap
Between heart and mind
When the signs say very clearly:
Broken Mainline, oh...