She said I like what you’re doing and
I like the way you do it
And I like the way you make those words rhyme
You’re the most interesting thing since Einstein
Thought about the nature of time
I gave her a flyer and I said I’m playing Wednesday night
Not too very far away
She said Wednesday’s really tough,
I’m seeing four bands already
And I’m flying to Berlin the next day

But she said Someone from the office will be there,
Someone from the office will be in the room
Might be the secretary, might be the mail boy
He’s deaf but I really trust his ear.
Keep on sending me your cards in the mail
I really want to follow your career
I can’t personally make it–but
Someone from the office will be there

She said, Do you like Dylan–I hung out with Bobby
Way way back in Minnesota.
He said he wanted to go to New York City,
I suggested South Dakota.
The Beatles were my buddies
They wanted me to manage them
I told them I don’t really hear a hit.
But you could be a star, though the odds are against it,
And the smartest thing would probably be to quit

And she said, Someone from the office will be there,
Someone from the office will be in the room.
Wednesday’s really difficult, I do my nails on Tuesday and it
Takes a couple days for them to dry
Put me on your guest list, there’s a decent chance
I can make it out by Christmas time next year.
I can’t personally make it, but someone from the office will be there.
I’m afraid I lost your tape,
Though I think I listened to it—
(If you could send another one—
(And this time—leave the tabs IN)
And someone from the office will be there.

(lyrics: Dan Bern)