He's in an emotional prison

The self-inflicted kind

You're like a nun on a mission

To help that boy unwind

I said"nobody's ever escaped alcatraz

It's too cold in san francisco bay"

You just turned and watched the buildings pass by

And said"i wouldn't have him any other way"



I can't believe you didn't save me

When the angels came to watch me drown

And though the pirates behaved quite bravely

They took the treasure when I went down



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Heyhey

I'm drowning

Heyhey

Wave by wave

Heyhey

Heart pounding

Heyhey

I'm the one to save

I am the one to save



The wind turned cold on the ferry

We were in the shadow of the golden gate

I said "there's a movie at the castro you might like"

You said"i think it's getting kind of late"

Now six months later you'll come and tell me over coffee

That you've turned to someone else's hand

So you're onto another is it the martyr or the mother

That's attracted to a straight jacket man



I couldn't believe you didn't save me

When the angels came to watch me drown

And though the pirates behaved quite bravely

They stole the treasure when I went down



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And if I told you

What would it change

What would it change

What would it change