Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas. Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it.
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Pins And Needles Lyrics

Joe Ely

I ain't been sleepin' I ain't been eatin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!

I ain't been tryin' I feel like dyin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!

I should've known when you said so long
To run another telephone line
The operator told me said, "Joe lay low
Before You lose Your mind."

I feel forsaken, my heart is achin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!