Turn off your cell phone
for just a moment
Savor the stillness
and then talk to me

Turn off your pager
I hear it vibrate
Is it important?
More so than me?

We're in a nice restaurant
I'm deep in the wine
across from you
You're on your third phone call
people are staring
You want them to hear
How needed you are
How needed you are
Could you hang up, could you hang up, hang up, hang up, hang up
Hang up now, you jerk

Turn off your cell phone
for just a moment
Savor the stillness
and then turn to me

Turn off your cell phone
Invest in yourself
No one disturbs you
Not even me

© 2001 Patrick Short, BMI

Margie: lead vocal
Patrick: piano, bass, strings, drum program and backing vocals