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I remember standing there so petrified,
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my hand frozen to the phone,
as a stranger's words echoed in my ears,
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and chilled me to the bone.
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Some dark tragedy had come right home to me,
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taking out my man, and his life was in their hands.
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life was at the mercy of their hands.
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life depending on their goddamn hands.
2. "Hallo?"
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Well, I couldn't raise that kind of money fast,
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so I was left no other choice.
So I called the police and they came in fast,
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saying, "Leave it all to us !
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Just do as you're told, the ransom's in this bag,
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we'll watch over you, and we'll have your husband back soon."
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life was at the mercy of their hands.
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life depending on their goddamn hands.
3. "Hallo?" "Listen very carefully, lady !
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Well, my heart was heavy as I made that drive,
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I was sure something was wrong.
I soon found the shack, I threw out the bag
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and I just kept driving on.
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Then the shots rang out and I turned my car about,
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on the ground one lay, but the other had gotten away.
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life was at the mercy of their hands.
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He was a hostage, a hostage,
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his life depending on their goddamn hands.
"Well they found my husband a few days later.