Navy Parade (escape from the Black River Bluffs)

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

(Counter 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

(Counter repeat)

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

(Counter repeat)

Da Da Da

(Oh the toil and strife, the fire and flame, I’m going down in a similar way

But I’ll be counting every step that I’m taking from this Navy Parade)