You're standing by the grey ice water Out in the wind above ground out in the weather You had yourself a crazy lover Becoming frozen trying hard to forget her You got a job up in alaska To save what the cannery pays There ain't no way to spend it On a boat, it's a fish trap You took the path of least resistance On the phone cutting out talking Short to long distance You're standing by the grey ice water Out in the wind above ground out in the water You had yourself a crazy lover Become unfrozen trying hard to forget her You got a job up in Alaska To save what the cannery pays There ain't no way to spend it On the arctic blast