I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall   If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall   I know he's there but I just had to call      Don't leave me hanging on the telephone   Don't leave me hanging on the telephone      I heard your mother now, she's going out the door   But did she go to work or just go to the store   All those things she said, I told you to ignore      Oh, why can't we talk again? Oh, why can't we talk again?   Oh, why can't we talk again?   Don't leave me hanging on the telephone   Don't leave me hanging on the telephone      It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long   If I don't get your call then everything goes wrong   I want to tell you something, you've known all along      Don't leave me hanging on the telephone      I had to interrupt and stop this conversation   Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation   I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection      Oh, I can't control myself, oh, I can't control myself   Oh, I can't control myself   Don't leave me hanging on the telephone      Hang up and run to me, hang up and run to me   Hang up and run to me, hang up and run to me   Run to me