Lyric discussion by makemegoldagain 

Cover art for Telemarket Mishap lyrics by Dear and the Headlights

Wow.

It didn't hit me until just now, but I've got an aching feeling that this song is probably about his father. I think the 9-12-2007 post is spot on.

I always thought this was a relationship song, but the last verse pretty much disproves that theory.