CAPTAIN'S COVE

midnight run, ebony ocean
rear-view mirror in a lotta commotion
eyes twisted in a nylon smile
maybe my lights should be on for a while
right about now they’ll be testin’ the chair
hands shakin’, I gotta make it
to Captain’s Cove

film noir, heat on my back
smoke in my ’59 Pontiac
newspaper screams, nature calls
heart goin’ faster than Burleigh Falls
past the cemetery, Old Barry’s Bay Road
chains breakin’, I gotta make it
to Captain’s Cove, Captain’s Cove

as I creep along deserted Dam Lake Road
life begins to slow
ghostly trees and memories
guess they got nowhere to go
somebody nailed the moon above Satan’s Island
....why don’t they just let it fall
only one light on before Big Bass Bay
Capt. Rick must be home after all
and I don’t care what the warden says
it’s all behind me, they’ll never find me
in Captain’s Cove, Captain’s Cove

I gotta make it to Captain’s Cove
(gotta make it ‘cos I just can’t take it)
I gotta make it to Captain’s Cove
(I don’t really care, I just wanna make it there)
I gotta make it to Captain’s Cove
(somebody’s cryin’, but I’m just not buyin’ it)
I gotta make it to Captain’s Cove