Looking for spare change   To put gas in my car   But what I've found   Won't get me very far      Seems lately the low times   Have hit me pretty hard   'Cause I'm a few cents short   From getting to where you are      I'm a few cents short   Of holding you in my arms   And a few cents short   Of keeping us from falling apart      Ain't it funny how the money   Can change our lives?   'Cause I'm a few cents short   From losing you tonight      So I walked to a pay phone down the road   But a few dimes and a nickel is all I had   The operator wants more money to place my call   But I'm a few cents short if that don't beat it all      I'm a few cents short   Of holding you in my arms   And a few cents short   Of keeping us from falling apart      Ain't it funny how the money   Can change our lives?   'Cause I'm a few cents short   From losing you tonight      I'm a few cents short   Of holding you in my arms   And a few cents short   Of keeping us from falling apart      Sure is funny how the money   Can change our lives   'Cause I'm a few cents short   From losing you tonight      Yes, I'm a few cents short   And I'll be losing you tonight