Island Girl Lyrics

Go sail out to that island, babe, where it is she lives

Go and be with her now, where your new self is

Don't you care about how great the distance

To keep her separate, to keep her there

Don't think what's stopping you living life back here

This'll be the one, don't you know it, babe?

This'll be the one, this time

You finally found someone to fix what's all broke down inside

Though I couldn't, you were so eager to have me try

Burn every bridge you leave behind, but your water's a rising flood

You can't stop the tide

Just don't let her know I'm the one you've been singing about

I feel something wretched for her, soon enough she'll find out

She's falling in love with a fugitive man running from reality on the mainland

And you're using her as you only ever can

But she's nothing to you but the next pawn in your hand

You don't know yourself, no, not even a bit

All those parts you're hiding from, too scared to swing and miss

Cast the blame on me again, for I've grown so used to it

Never could stay your novelty when I knew too much

But have you told your new lady?

That even with your new girl, I'm the one you've been singing about

I feel something wretched for her, soon enough she'll find out

She's falling in love with a fugitive man running from reality on the mainland

And you're using her as you only ever can

But she's nothing to you but the next pawn in your hand

A childish man, I once knew him; threw out everything he loved

To live a pipe dream for awhile, thought he'd never need wake up

So convinced his life was bad, wouldn't admit he'd gone a little man

Try, island girl, as I have, but there's just no saving a man like that

'Cause don't you know I'm the one he's been singing about?

I feel something wretched for you and I pray you find out

You've fallen in love with a fugitive man running from reality on the mainland

And he's using you as he only ever can

But we're nothing, nothing to him but some pawns in his hand