Prisoner's Song

Looking back on a past when we still had a chance We were pawns in a game that we could not win Now we're alone, just a pick and stone We're dreaming of a future when our ship comes in Dreaming of a future when our ship comes in Hey, ho A prisoner's song Pawns in a game that we could not win Hey, ho A prisoner's song Dreaming of a future, when our ships comes in A prisoner to my thoughts a number and a cell Locked up like a dog in this worldly hell Marching along, another man on the gang I'm shackled and sentenced to the ball and chain Shackled and sentenced to the ball and chain Hey, ho A prisoner's song Marching along, another man on the gang Hey, ho A prisoner's song Shackled and sentenced to the ball and chain We count the days and nights We're paying with our lives We're paying for our wrongs Singing a prisoner's song Singing a prisoner's song Looking back on a past when we still had a chance We were pawns in a game that we could not win Now we're alone, just a pick and stone We're dreaming of a future when our ship comes in Dreaming of a future when our ship comes in