I have to agree with everything that lozte said- it sees to make sense that Greg is singing about calling an ex-lover to confront her about their past relationship (to "put her in his closet") so thathe is able to "drink his coffee", aka move on, but instead a new boyfriend answers the phone and that's where we get the "let him shoot me down/ and let him call me off".
But from the next lines ("take it from his whisper/ you're not that tough") it means that the new boyfriend is whispering harshly at him but still whispering for fear that she might crack in her resolve (her toughness to stay away from Greg) and dump this new boyfriend.
Now! To address this line: "it's the blaze across your nightgown/ it's the phone's ring"
I believe that the "blaze" is the passion that Greg and she shared (this assumption only comes with the mention of the word "nightgown"). From this, Greg's refering to their passion as his calling her, aka he still has feelings for her (but because of the closet line, I'm still assuming that he just wants to make things clear before he even thinks of moving on).
The driving on circles bit could be literal (which I highly doubt) but most likely it's refering to the fact that she was on his mind all night, driving continuous circles of uncertainty in his mind as he thinks the situation over and over again.
I have to agree with everything that lozte said- it sees to make sense that Greg is singing about calling an ex-lover to confront her about their past relationship (to "put her in his closet") so thathe is able to "drink his coffee", aka move on, but instead a new boyfriend answers the phone and that's where we get the "let him shoot me down/ and let him call me off".
But from the next lines ("take it from his whisper/ you're not that tough") it means that the new boyfriend is whispering harshly at him but still whispering for fear that she might crack in her resolve (her toughness to stay away from Greg) and dump this new boyfriend.
Now! To address this line: "it's the blaze across your nightgown/ it's the phone's ring" I believe that the "blaze" is the passion that Greg and she shared (this assumption only comes with the mention of the word "nightgown"). From this, Greg's refering to their passion as his calling her, aka he still has feelings for her (but because of the closet line, I'm still assuming that he just wants to make things clear before he even thinks of moving on).
The driving on circles bit could be literal (which I highly doubt) but most likely it's refering to the fact that she was on his mind all night, driving continuous circles of uncertainty in his mind as he thinks the situation over and over again.
That's what I think, anyway!:)