when your mother found it out   she took the phones out of the house   for now and for a while      and i've been sleeping on the couch   until you'd call to wake me up   but not now, no not now      you'd take the time to write it out   but i will be the last one to find out      but when we drive out of this town   you can tell your friends about this now   because you have   but i won't say i thing