He's in an emotional prison
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the self-inflicted kind
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You're like a nun on a mission
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to help that boy unwind
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I said, "Nobody's ever escaped Alcatraz
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It's too cold in San Francisco Bay"
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You just turned and watched the buildings pass by
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and said, "I wouldn't have him any other way"
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I can't believe you didn't save me
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when the angels came to watch me drown
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And though the pirates behaved quite bravely
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they took the treasure when I went down
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(chorus>
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Hey, Hey
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I'm drowning
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Hey, Hey
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Wave by wave
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Hey, Hey
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Heart pounding
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Hey, Hey
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I'm the one to save
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I am the one to save
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The wind turned cold on the ferry
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We were in the shadow of the Golden Gate
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I said "There's a movie at the Castro you might like"
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You said, "I think it's getting kind of late"
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Now six months later you'll come and tell me over coffee
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that you've turned to someone else's hand
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So you're onto another is it the martyr or the mother
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that's attracted to a straight jacket man
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I couldn't believe you didn't save me
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when the angels came to watch me drown
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And though the pirates behaved quite bravely
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they stole the treasure when I went down
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(chorus)
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And if I told you
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What would it change
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What would it change
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What would it change
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I'm The One To Save
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| Ellis Paul |
