My lover left me
She left me too soon
I shouldn't blame her much

But the state of my room
I started stumbling and chasing the bells
The metal straps upon my knees

Made this sound when I fell
And you heard those words from your piers
I was just your volunteer


I loved my Uncle Georgie
Uncle Georgie's my friend

He spent his life fishing
Washing dishes weekends
And I tried to say something sincere

Sign me up I'll volunteer

My father left me

He left me too soon
I thought he'd say something
Before he waltzed from the room

And all I remembered was my hands at my side
The face of a woman who once was his bride
And all I got left with was tears

Seven lonely volunteers

We look for Sister Mary

Sister Mary's the pale
She holds her head sometimes
And walks close to the rail

She sings on a Sunday
And stands on the stairs
She haunts me at night time

When I've forgotten my prayers
And we don't see much of her here
A winter weary volunteer


The captains need order
It helps them stay sane

The plumbers hate slaughter
It $#&@s up the drains
And hard-hats must be worn at all time on the site

It don't make no difference if you're lost in the light
The men here make last their career
They don't talk to volunteers


Oh how your life cuts me
And rips through my bones

We pretend that it's nothing
When we're on the way home
And I wish you'd abandoned me here

So I can be a volunteer

I thought you were dreaming

Been listening for days
The crime wave it hurts
Even though it still pays

And Babyface Mendoza and the Bruiser Mandrake
Had a plan for re-election using an old Jedi mind trick
The Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears

To hear the drowning volunteers

Yeah the Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears

I hear the drowning volunteers