All alone in this cold phone booth
Rain is drizzlinÂ’ down
Enough to give anybody the blues
When one thin dime canÂ’t be found
I ainÂ’t got a calling card and I swore IÂ’d never call collect
My pride is wounded Â… carÂ’s broke down
And IÂ’m a nervous wreck

Chorus 35 cents Â… IÂ’ve got a quarter Â… somebody loan me a dime
35 cents Â… I got a quarter Â… somebody help me
Got to get my baby on the line

Even the moon is hidinÂ’ out
On this dangerous side of the tracks
IÂ’ve searched in every pocket twice
Checked between the cracks
I donÂ’t see a change machine for the $20 bill in my shoe
Did I just hear somebody scream Â…
WhatÂ’s a poor boy to do

Chorus

35 Cents