R.E.M. » Wichita Lineman Lyrics

* Live in Huston, Texas, USA, 15/11/95
* A cover of a track by Jimmy Webb

I am a lineman for the county.
And I drive the main road.
Searchin' in the sun for another overload.

I hear you singing in the wire.
I can hear you thru the whine.
The Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line.

I know I need a small vacation.
But it doesn't look like rain.
And if it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain.

And I need you more than want you.
And I want you for all time.
The Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line.

And I need you more than want you.
And I want you for all time.
The Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line.
Still on the line.
Still on the line.