Modern Baseball - Phone Tag Lyrics






Don't call me now, I am in bed
I've sacrificed all chances for street cred
As a result of sticking near
The same bedtime for thirteen years
But you know this, I've said it before
There's a lot of things I've said before
Lots of things you kind of ignored
You brushed it off, you always brushed it off

Pacing down the hallway stairs
Mental notes of quick repairs
To gaps in my story for tomorrow morning
Of why I was up at this hour
When I have children of my own
And they have children of their own
I'll spit and spew of my dumbass high school endeavors
With prideful tone
And when my freezing lower limbs
Approached that sly, grinning little shit
I knew the truth in every vowel sound
That I had admitted just two nights before

Goodbye was not an option
It's clear to you
But to no one was it clearer than to me
Since day one, I've been locked in
I'm not fucking hanging up

I told you I loved you at eighteen
But now you're in New York and I'm pushing twenty
We still talk
But only when you call me first

Some days I hear it ring
Most days I stay in bed
Maybe I'll see you when I get home
And we'll avoid all the things we've said





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  1. A.... C....

    every day i question if i really know you, but it's okay because i love you.

  2. L.... C....

    los amo

  3. B.... W....

    This is a beautiful piece of internet goodness, beautiful music contributing to a righteous cause. I love it.

  4. S.... B....

    Why isn't this on Spotify???

  5. S.... ....

    I quote a lot of the lyrics from this song occasionally, but only until recently have I really felt how Jake must have felt upon singing "Goodbye was not an option, it's clear to you but to no one is it clearer than to me, I'm not fucking hanging up" literally those words have hit me so fucking hard recently, and I finally understand how he feels.

  6. M.... M....

    Why isnt this mobo song on spotify -.- ...... ;-;

    M.... M....

    Marissa Martinez look up “its cold out here”. Same song redone and full band.

  7. S.... L....

    pls put this on spotfily

  8. T.... Y....

    On a drunken night, i feel sad and in love with someone that I do know and I will always miss them

  9. J.... D....

    Dang this is still sad.

  10. c.... ....

    Y’all are wrong.

    This is why they changed the ending of “Its cold out here”

    “I think the biggest mistake we’ve ever made as a band—and Jake still thinks about it all the time—is releasing “It’s Cold Out Here,” says Lukens, referencing an early song where Ewald describes himself as a “bitch.”
    From a mobo interview on pitchfork

  11. T.... C....

    Who's listening in 2018 🤙

  12. T.... B....

    Don't call me now, I am in bed
    I've sacrificed all chances for street cred
    As a result of sticking near
    The same bedtime for thirteen years
    But you know this, I've said it before
    There's a lot of things I've said before
    Lots of things you kind of ignored
    You brushed it off, you always brushed it off

    Pacing down the hallway stairs
    Mental notes of quick repairs
    To gaps in my story for tomorrow morning
    Of why I was up at this hour
    When I have children of my own
    And they have children of their own
    I'll spit and spew of my dumbass high school endeavors
    With prideful tone
    And when my freezing lower limbs
    Approached that sly, grinning little shit
    I knew the truth in every vowel sound
    That I had admitted just two nights before

    Goodbye was not an option
    It's clear to you
    But to no one was it clearer than to me
    Since day one, I've been locked in
    I'm not fucking hanging up

    I told you I loved you at eighteen
    But now you're in New York and I'm pushing twenty
    We still talk
    But only when you call me first

    Some days I hear it ring
    Most days I stay in bed
    Maybe I'll see you when I get home
    And we'll avoid all the things we've said

  13. N.... M....

    Why do the people who are supposed to be in your life just disappear without a trace?

    N.... M....

    Because, in fact, no one is supposed to be in yours lives. It's not a certain and, acctually, not an obligation. It is just a choice.

  14. M.... R....

    almost 2018 and still love this

  15. -.... D....

    This is the best version

  16. M.... M....

    "Now you're in New York, and I'm pushing twenty" ... the feeeeeels

  17. C.... ....

    https://youtu.be/A8PIUaq_BzQ

  18. J.... W....

    you hung up
    and that's what needed to happen

  19. g.... ....

    whos the dude that is drawn in the picture?

    g.... ....

    gordon you

  20. j.... ....

    What album is this in?

    j.... ....

    It's on a four way split.
    https://topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/4-way-v-day-split

    j.... ....

    @Christian Babin Thank you so much!

  21. C.... a....

    OMG I love this

  22. s.... p....

    this makes me miss someone i never dated

    s.... p....

    tara w this is too real

    s.... p....

    never had a girlfriend and this song made me cry about how she's moved on from me

    s.... p....

    Sounds like a rehashing of the top comme t

  23. N.... R....

    honestly modern baseball never fails

    N.... R....

    This band really held me together in my break-up.
    Thank you Modern Baseball ♥️

  24. S.... S....

    doesn't anyone get that this is like a sequel to its cold out here? that is why the lyrics are different. it's not one versus the other, you can't compare which one is "better." They both work together to tell the story of their relationship and how it has progressed and burnt out. man I love this band.

    S.... S....

    Sara Stalder I'm pretty sure this is just a different version of the song. Artists often do this and release the other versions on side albums or b-sides. It's Cold Out Here is the official release version and this is just a different take.

    S.... S....

    MrMoustache Totally, in a track by track interview they did they even said they wanted to contribute a love song to this album but didn't really have anything in the works' so they revisited this. i think that when "revisiting" the song for this version the lyrics were very intentionally changed to match where that relationship that was originally sang about is now. they are both great songs that work together side by side, so I was just frustrated that people though that the video was titled wrong and was annoyed that they were comparing.

    S.... S....

    Creeping Death yes! when I was first listening to that album, I was listening a lot while working so I wasn't really paying attention to track names and stuff. I didn't realize for a while that those were actually two differently named songs. another beautiful pairing of songs that work so well together

    S.... S....

    Chris Topher lol I can't tell if you are being sarcastic haha

    S.... S....

    This is the original version that Brendan and Jake did together in possibly high school when MB first picked up. Then they added Sean and Ian to make "It's cold out here"

  25. F.... E....

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    F.... E....

    Foxy Edits this better be ironic you fuck

    F.... E....

    @OrangeJuliusSucks agree

  26. n.... ....

    if anyone is confused this is the original "it's cold out there". they changed the ending and added the full band. this Version is better imo.

    n.... ....

    Nah fam It's Cold Out Here turned into this

    n.... ....

    Imo if it really did turn into this, it's that much more sad noticing how the ending changed

    n.... ....

    @angel long this came first

  27. F.... ....

    lol @ the dislikes

  28. A.... B....

    I love the cool, mellow, gentleness of it all. great song to fall asleep to.

  29. A.... ....

    i feel sad and in love with someone i dont know

    A.... ....

    I can relate

    A.... ....

    so same

  30. I.... M....

    Anyone know a half decent tab for this?

    I.... M....

    It's in drop c#, verses are based around a c# power chord... betch can figure it out from there!

    I.... M....

    +Zane Fowler Can you post a tab?

    I.... M....

    Leeah Brown any update?

    I.... M....

    I learned this pretty easy by watching jake and bren play it acoustically its on youtube somewhere. It is based around a D, E, and A. There is a few other chords but yeah

  31. M.... H....

    does anyone know the chords?

    M.... H....

    @zetra @DefeatedSky 

    If you put a capo on 1, the chords are a combination of the following


    Cadd9, Em7, D, G


    If you listen closely you can figure it out. 

  32. T.... ....

    This song became "It's cold out here"

    T.... ....

    Other way around.

    T.... ....

    Jonathan Perez no

  33. j.... w....

    I want that picture on the screen as a patch

  34. S.... B....

    @slothells
    What similarities do you see?

  35. l.... ....

    These guys do some of the coziest stuff. I love it! I could just roll around in bed all day to this. =3

    l.... ....

    leC0rbusier It’s like getting a warm hug

  36. A.... R....

    will there be any tabs on this?

  37. m.... ....

    This is called It's Cold Out Here

    m.... ....

    nah man that's a different version of this song

    m.... ....

    @jommeez  I like the ending of Cold out here better but i like the mellowness better
    idk
    i like them both alot

    m.... ....

    +Griffin Wollowitz Totally agree I think the kind of dimmed out the meaning of the song

  38. A.... S....

    i wish they had more songs like this. holy fuck

  39. S.... ....

    Can anyone help me out with tabs to this?

  40. 6.... ....

    Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. That sound!