Ub40 - The Prisoner Lyrics
A misfit who is old before his timePoverty has turned him to crimeBoredom gives him too much time to thinkHe pours another drink.(chorus)A burning, bitter taste of ironyA prisoner in the land of the free.He wonders why his landscape looks so strangeBurger bars are home on the rangeAn empty bottle falling from his handHe does`nt understand.(chorus)A burning, bitter taste of ironyA prisoner in the land of the free.A cork unlocks the door to other landsOf battles won and destinies in handA half-remembered state of liquid dreamsWhere things aren`t what they seem.(chorus)A burning, bitter taste of ironyA prisoner in the land of the free.A ***** savage dressed in shirt and jeansA burning, bitter taste of ironyA prisoner in the land of the free.(chorus)A burning, bitter taste of ironyA prisoner in the land of the free.