Stranded Songtext
von Stan Ridgway

She was standing by the railroad track
When she first flagged me down
I was driving out of town all alone
Her face held every feeling in
But her eyes gave her away
One look and you would say
No way home

Walking through an airport lounge
Somewhere way off in Spain
Through a scratchy intercom it came
Loud and clear

You′re born induced and you can't talk
Your flight has been postponed
Now you must walk
Straight up that hill
Now you must push your own rock


The iceberg cut into the hull
While the captain rang the bell
How they went down who could tell
Cold as ice
Beneath the waves the ocean liner
Sank into the sand
You still could hear the band
Auld Lang Syne

Out in space their orbit band
Just started to decay
She was burning up the atmosphere
A burn away

You′re born induced and you can't talk
Your flight has been postponed
Now you must walk
Straight up that hill
Now you must push your own rock

She was standing by the railroad track
When she first flagged me down
I was driving out of town all alone