Looking on a past where we still had a chance
We were pawns in a game that we could not win

Now we're alone just a pick an' stone
We're dreaming of a future where our ship comes in
Dreaming of a future where our ship comes in


Hey ho a prisoner's song
Hey ho a game we could not win

Hey ho dreaming of a future where our ship comes in

A prisoner, my thoughts are

A number in a cell, locked up like a dog in this man made 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

Hey ho marching along, another man on the gang
Hey ho shackled and sentenced to the ball and chain


We count 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