Volunteer Songtext
von Mark Geary

My lover left me, left me too soon
I shouldn′t blame her much for the state of my room
I started stumbling, chasing the bells
The metal straps upon my knees made a sound when I fell
And you heard those words from your peers
I was just your volunteer

I love my Uncle Georgie, Georgie's my friend
He spent his life fishing, washing dishes weekends
He tried to say something sincere
Sign me up, I′ll volunteer

And my father left us, he left us too soon
I thought he'd say something before he walked from my room
All I remember was my hands at my side
The face of a woman who once was his bride
And all I got left with was tears
Seven lonely volunteers


And we look for Sister Mary, Sister Mary, you're pale
She holds her head sometimes, walks close to the rail
She sings on a Sunday, she stands on the stairs
She haunts me at nighttime when I′ve forgotten my prayers
We don′t see much of her here
Winter-weary volunteers

And how your laugh cuts and rips through the bone
We pretend that it's nothing when we′re on our way home
I wish you'd abandoned me here
Then I could be your volunteer

And the captains need order, it helps them stay sane
The plumbers hate slaughter, it fucks up the drains
And hard hats must be worn at all times on the site
It don′t make no difference when you're lost in delight
The men here make laws their career
But they don′t talk to volunteers

I thought you were dreaming, I've listened for days
The crime wave, it hurts even though it still pays
And Baby-faced Mendoza, the bruiser, Mandrake
Had a plan for re-election using an old Jedi mind trick
The Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears
I hear the drowning volunteers

And the Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears
I hear the drowning volunteers