Ages And Ages - Navy Parade (Escape From The Black River Bluffs) lyrics

I set out from that old Black River bluff around an early age I never did like it there so much, so when the hour finally came I went out there and enlisted in that old Navy Parade (I don't wanna end up in Poplar Bluff, don't make me Leave this navy parade) Well, I found myself in the Pacific Ocean waves among a chosen few But I fell asleep on watch one night and that's the worst thing that you can do And when I woke up, there was a flashlight shining right there in my face (I don't wanna end up in Poplar Bluff, don't make me Leave this navy parade) Here's what that voice called out to me (Here's what that voice called out to me) “Lord knows, you tried to fake it But you're better off taking any step That leads you further from the way you'll never be Beyond this mess, there's something left And it's still within your reach So if you get there before I get there You better save something for me (I don't wanna end up in Poplar Bluff, don't make me Leave this navy parade) Da Da Da… Oh the toil and strife, yeah the fire and flame, oh I'm going down in a similar way But I'll be counting every step that I'm taking from this Navy Parade Oh the toil and strife, yeah the fire and flame, oh I'm gonna die in a similar way But I'll be counting every step that I'm taking from this Navy Parade Oh the toil and strife, yeah the fire and flame, oh I'm gonna die, die, die in a similar way Oh but I'll be counting every step that I'm taking from this Navy Parade Da Da Da…