The Hostage

Hello?

Lady we've just kidnapped your husband. Have $800,000 ready by tomorrow night. And lady, no police. Or you'll never see your husband alive again.

Hello?

I remember standing there so petrified

My hand frozen to the phone

As a stranger's words that caught in my ears

And chilled me to the bone

Some dark tragedy had come right home to me

They'd kidnapped my man and his life was in their hands

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life was at the mercy of their hands

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life depending on their gold demands

Hello?

And lady, here's your husband. Proves that we're not playing any games.

Hi, Honey. Listen, I'm okay. Just make sure you do whatever they tell you. And whatever you do, don't go to the police.

Well, I couldn't raise that kinda money fast

So I was left no other choice

So I called the police and they came in fast

Saying, "Leave it up to us

Just do as they told

The ransom's in this bag

We'll watch over you

And we'll have your husband back too"

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life was at the mercy of their hands

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life's depending on their gold demands

Hello?

Listen very carefully, lady. Drive out to the abandoned shack on Highway 16. Throw the package of money out the window and keep driving. And remember, lady, no police.

Well, my heart was heavy as I made that drive

I was sure something was wrong

I soon found the shack

I threw out the bag and I just kept driving on

Then the shots rang out and I turned my car around

On the ground one lay, but the other had gotten away

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life was at the mercy of their hands

He was a hostage, a hostage

His life depending on their gold demands

Well, they found my husband a few days later. Yes, the funeral's tomorrow.