Lyric

I got the call this afternoon

The one I've waited months for

I said, "Are you serious?"

Made her tell me twice

Hung up and started laughing

Right there by the stairs

I had my phone in my hand

I almost called you

Didn't think about it

Didn't choose your name

You were just

Who I wanted to tell

I got good news today

And you were still the first one

I wanted to call

Before I told anyone else

I had so much to say

I could hear myself saying it

Then I remembered

I don't call you anymore

Later I filled out some paperwork

Name, address, date of birth

Then I got to emergency contact

And there you were

Your number

Your last name

Everything still filled in

I stared at it for a while

Then deleted you

The line went blank

I knew it should

I just didn't know

Who to put there instead

I got good news today

And you were still the first one

I wanted to call

Now I'm looking at the space

Where your name used to be

The cursor keeps blinking

I leave it there

I could put my sister

She'd pick up every time

Could put Maya

She lives ten minutes away

I typed my sister's name

Stopped halfway through

Deleted that too

Went to make some coffee

Came back ten minutes later

Still blank

I filled in everything else

My address

My birthday

My doctor

Scrolled back up

Emergency contact

Still blank

I got good news today

I told my sister

She yelled so loud

I had to hold the phone away

She asked who else I'd told

I said, "No one yet"

Then looked at the form again

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Emergency contact

Still blank

I got good news today

And you were still the first one

I wanted to call

Hours later

Your name was gone

From the form

I filled in everything else

Went back to that line

One more time

Typed nothing

Saved the rest

Closed the laptop

My sister called again

I answered

The form stayed open

On the table