Discover the story of the song > Operator – Brenda Holloway

The protagonist is happy to receive a call from the telephone operator because she wants to talk to her long gone lover. However, there is static on the line and the protagonist can't hear her partner clearly. She asks the operator to put him on the line and not interrupt. She even offers to pay for the call if her partner doesn't have enough money. The protagonist is impatient to talk to her lover and wants the operator to hurry up and connect them.