What is the meaning of the song Don’t Lose My Number by Phil Collins?

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Meaning of “Don’t Lose My Number” by Phil Collins.

 Don’t Lose My Number is a song written by English singer and songwriter Phil Collins. The song appeared as a single on Collins’ 1985 multimillion selling third studio album No Jacket Required. The song, which according to Collins was purely based around improvisation, is about a man who goes by the name Billy, whom the singer (in this case Collins) has lost touch with and is trying to find. The singer hopes that his friend Billy (Billie), who is apparently on the run from something, hasn’t lost his number since there is no way he can find him.

According to Collins, since the lyrics of Don’t Lose My Number were improvised, he still doesn’t really comprehend what they are trying to say or what they exactly mean.

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