Johnny Marsh - Captains and Orphans

If I were a captain, I'd go down with this ship
If I were an orphan, I'd stow away on this ship
There's no one to tell me
Which way am I going?
With the sextant and the compass, my novice is showing, baby

I was once a man, yeah I was once a man
I was once a man, now can I make you understand?

If I were a leader, I'd get lost in the dark
I'd find retribution in the belly of a shark
No one wants to tell me how they feel about me to my face
But the joke's on them, but the joke's on them
I never cared any way

I was just a man, yeah, I was just a man
I was just a man until they made me understand
Now I'm not a man, no I'm no longer a man
I can't be your man, but I can make you understand

Is there something left of you?
Is there something I can do?
Did you want to be with me or did you want to be free?
I don't want it anymore, I don't want you anymore
Don't look at me, don't look at me

If this is the ending, better leave 'em with a laugh
Something maybe uplifting, or something to collapse
You never noticed anything was wrong until I put it in another catchy song

Written by:
John Marsh

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