I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searching in the sun
For another overload
I hear you singing in the wire,
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
Don’t ever 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
This was the first song that Jimmy Webb wrote expressly for another artist, because Glen Campbell called him up and asked him to. "Can you write me a song about a city?"
Jimmy Webb was under the impression that he wasn't finished with the song, but Glen Campbell recorded it anyway.
