Free Of It All Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

You were captain of the ship 

It was headed for rocks 

But you were first in the lifeboat somehow 

Now you're watching from shore 

As the passengers wave from the bow 

Free of it all 

Now you'll just float away 

Blowin' like leaves on the wind 

The rules of the game can be changed 

By the one who wins 

Chorus: 

Now you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

Now you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

And I know that you'd say 

That you'd always planned it this way 

The cargo was lost 

But you never give in 

Your heart is still locked in a vault 

You're free of it all 

When it's somebody else's fault 

To finish this spin 

With the twist of a hand 

To know that you've hidden a crime 

One goes on ahead while another is left behind 

Chorus: 

And you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

Now you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

And you knew I would say 

You'd always planned it this way 

I always knew 

You would walk out one day 

And it never crossed my mind 

To throw in just one more dime 

And get this close to the line 

Now that it's done 

And my locks've been changed 

And the keys are all back in the drawer 

You're not a prisoner 

I'm not a guard anymore 

Chorus: 

And you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

Now you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

And you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

Now you're free of it all 

So free of it all 

And I know you would say 

That you'd always planned it this way