The hostage
have 100,000 dollar ready by tomorrow night, and lady :
no police or you'll never see your husband alive again.”
“Hallo?”
Am ~
Am
I remember standing there so petrified,
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my hand frozen to
the phone,
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and chilled me to the bone.
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C E Am
Some dark tragedy had come right home to me,
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taking
out my man, and his life was in their hands.
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
F Dm E
his life was at the mercy of their hands.
Am G
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
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his life depending on their goddamn hands.
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 kind of money fast,
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so I was left no other choice.
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saying, "Leave it all to us !
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Just do as you’re told, the ransom's in this bag,
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we'll
watch over you, and we'll have your husband back soon.”
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
F Dm E
his life was at the mercy of their hands.
Am G
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
F Dm E - Am
his life depending on their goddamn hands.
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,
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I was sure something was wrong.
I soon found the shack, I threw out the bag
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and I just kept
driving on.
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Then the shots rang out and I turned my car
about,
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on
the ground one lay, but the other had gotten away.
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
F Dm E
his life was at the mercy of their hands.
Am G
He was a hostage, a
hostage,
F Dm E - Am
his life depending on their goddamn hands.
Yes, the funeral's
tomorrow.”