Lookin' 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 hold

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

Ain't it funny how the money

Can change our lives

'Cause I'm a few cents short

From losing you tonight



'Cause I'm a few cents short

From losing you tonight