Text: Warren Zevon. Hostage-O.

I can see me bound and gagged
Dragged behind the clown mobile
You can treat me like a dog
If you make me feel what others feel

You can train me, you can drain me
If you make me lose control
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o

All you have to do is ask
I'll be happy to say yes
I'll put on the creepy mask
If you'll grant me some forgetfulness

You can strain me, you can maim me
You can chain me to the floor
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o

And this loneliness, unbearable
And it all goes by so slow, I will stand in line
For the sacrifice, for the shamefaced love of the ugly vice
I will pay the price to see how far you'll go
Let me be your prisoner, let me be your hostage-o

I can see me bound and gagged
Dragged behind the clown mobile
You can treat me like a dog
If you make me feel what others feel

You can sprain me, you can blame me
If you make me lose control
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o
I will be your prisoner, I will be your hostage-o