I never thought there'd come a time   When someone else could tap my line   On hold my woman's love   I have expecting you to still be mine, yeah      Time comes around, I'm knowing I should be there   'Cause when I call her   A line that's always been clear   Is busy at the strangest hours   Operator got to have your help      This is an emergency   Please interrupt the line   He's trying to beat my time   Emergency, that's what I'm making      Tell her love is on the phone   I know I left her all alone   But this time I got my signals straight   When love calls she won't have to wait      Try the line one more time   This woman is much too rare for me to give her up   Knowing that love's still there   'Cause all at once it came to me   Now operator got to let me please      This is an emergency   Please, won't you put me through?   Or she'll have somebody new   Emergency, that's what I'm making   'Cause my heart is aching      This is an emergency   I don't care about the charge   I'm suffering from a broken heart   Emergency, in the name of love, yeah      So won't you help me out?   This is an emergency   He's trying to beat my time   Emergency, in the name of love, yeah      Operator, this is an emergency   I don't care about the charge   I'm suffering from a broken   Yeah, that's what I'm making   My heart is aching for my baby      This is an emergency   Please interrupt the line   'Cause he's trying to beat my time   Emergency      This is an emergency   Now you've got to put me though   Or she'll have somebody new, yeah