Ruby Riot

(hey, wait,

go)

You dial, I smile,

I let it go to voicemail You text “pick up” I go

“I’m busy, dear, no detail” You call again,

I watch the screen light glow I take a sip,

I stretch, I go “I’ll call you back,

bro” You say “it’s urgent” I say “Is it life or death?”

You say “No” I say “Then it can wait,

take a breath”

You got that same old ring

Pacing through my day

I let it buzz awhile

Then I drift away

Ring-ring-ring-boy so annoying

Ring-ring-ring, you keep call,

ringing

Ring-ring-ring-boy so annoying

Ring-ring-ring, I’m not answering

(ring ring ring, ring ring ring)

(voicemail,

voicemail, yeah)

Now you at the front door,

tapping like it’s a crime I’m behind the curtain,

letting you waste your time

You got five missed calls and a paragraph too I read the

whole thing, then I do not move for you You say “please

just hear me” through the cracked-up frame

I know that voice,

and I still do not play that game

Maybe I’ll answer when the sky turns

pale Maybe I’ll care when the whole thing fails Right now your

tone is a one-way track Send it to voicemail,

I ain’t calling back

Ring-ring-ring-boy so annoying Ring-ring-ring,

you keep call, ringing Ring-ring-ring-boy so annoying

Ring-ring-ring, I’m not answering

(ring ring ring, voicemail,

bye)