No Dial Tone

from No Dial Tone by Ben Hughes

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you were driving down the road
when I drove straight in to you
you tried to call your husband,
but there might as well have been no dial tone.

she was crying all alone,
cause she had no money, and got kicked out of her only home
she cried to God her father,
but there might as well have been no dial tone.

he was drowning his worries
writing this song while you're listening
so drunk, and all alone
that there might as well have been no dial tone.

can you hear me?
can you notice?
are you listening?

they were drowning their worries
cause they couldn't stand society
they tried to call the governor,
but there might as well have been no dial tone.

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from No Dial Tone, released February 10, 2015

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"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."

-Nick Tate, WXPN
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