The Hostage

<br>Lady:<br>Hallo<br>Kidnapper:<br>Lady we`ve just kidnapped your husband<br>Have $800,000 ready by tomorrow night<br>and lady no police<br>or you`ll never see your husband alive again<br>Lady:<br>Hallo<br>I remember standing there so petrified<br>my hand frozen to the phone<br>as a stranger`s words that caught in my ears<br>and chilled me to the bone<br>Some dark tragedy had come right home to me<br>they`d kidnapped my man and his life was in their hands<br>CHORUS:<br>He was a hostage, a hostage<br>His life was at the mercy of their hands<br>He was a hostage, a hostage<br>His life depending on their gold demands<br>Lady:<br>Hallo<br>Kidnapper:<br>Lady, here`s your husband through<br>to warn not to play any games<br>Husband:<br>Hi honey listen I`m okay<br>Just make sure you do whatever they tell you<br>and whatever you do don`t go to the police!<br>Well I couldn`t raise that kinda money fast<br>so I was left no other choice<br>so I called the police and they came in fast<br>saying "leave it up to us<br>just do as they told<br>the ransom`s in this bag<br>we`ll watch over you<br>and we`ll have your husband back too"<br>REPEAT CHORUS<br>Lady:<br>Hallo<br>Kidnapper:<br>Listen very carefully lady<br>Drive out to the abandoned shack on Highway 16<br>throw the package of money out the window and keep driving<br>and remember lady no police!<br>Well my heart was heavy as I made that drive<br>I was sure something was wrong<br>I soon found the shack<br>I threw out the bag and I just kept driving on<br>Then the shots rang out and I turned my car about<br>On the ground one lay but the other one had gotten away<br>REPEAT CHORUS<br>Lady:<br>Well they found my husband a few days later<br>Yes, the funeral`s tomorrow