All alone in this cold phone booth Rain is drizzlin' down Enough to give anybody the blues When one thin dime can't be found I ain't got a calling card and I swore I'd never call collect My pride is wounded … car's broke down And I'm a nervous wreck Chorus 35 cents … I've got a quarter … somebody loan me a dime 35 cents … I got a quarter … somebody help me Got to get my baby on the line Even the moon is hidin' out On this dangerous side of the tracks I've searched in every pocket twice Checked between the cracks I don't see a change machine for the $20 bill in my shoe Did I just hear somebody scream … What's a poor boy to do Chorus 35 Cents