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 "Wichita Lineman" is a song originally popularized by Glen Campbell in 1968. REM released a cover version in 1993 on their album Automatic for the People. Written by Jimmy Webb, the song tells the story of a lineman working far from home, longing for the person he loves. 

Song lyrics

I am a lineman for the county

And I drive the main road

Searchin' in the sun

For another overload

I hear you singin' in the wires

I can hear you through the whine

And the Wichita lineman

Is still on the line


I know I need a small vacation

But it don't look like rain

And if it snows that stretch down south

Won't never stand the strain

And I need you more than want you

And I want you for all time

And the Wichita lineman

Is still on the line


And I need you more than want you

And I want you for all time

And the Wichita lineman

Is still on the line

Still on the line...

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