austin

she left without leavin' a number

said she needed to clear her mind

he figured she'd gone back to austin

'cause she talked about it all the time

it was almost a year before she called him up

three rings and an answering machine is what she got

if you're callin' 'bout the car i sold it

if this is tuesday night i'm bowling

if you've got somethin' to sell

you're wastin' your time

i'm not buyin'

if it's anybody else

wait for the tone

you know what to do

and p.s. if this is austin

i still love you

the telephone fell to the counter

she heard but she couldn't believe

what kind of man would hang on that long

what kind of love that must be

she waited three days

and then she tried again

she didn't know what she'd say

but she heard three rings and then

if it's friday night i'm at the ballgame

and first thing saturday

if it don't rain

i'm headed out to the lake

and i'll be gone

all weekend long

but i'll call you back when i get home

on sunday afternoon

and p.s. if this is austin

i still love you

well

this time she left her number

but not another word

then she waited by the phone on sunday evenin'

and this is what he heard

if you're callin' 'bout my heart

it's still yours

i should've listened to it a little more

then it wouldn't have taken me so long to know where i belong

and by the way

boy

this is no machine you're talkin' to

can't you tell

this is austin

and i still love you

i still love you