prisoner in disguise
written by rick imamoto in 1988.
he looks for the time on the watch on his wrist
all he sees are the shackles around a tiny clenched fist
he reaches to tie the strings on his shoes
again he sees chains with no keys or no clues
gifts from a time and a love that's gone by
they make him a prisoner, a prisoner in disguise
he remembers them walking on the manhattan strand
all alone in the darkness, holding her in his hands
he remembers the feeling that went through him that night
he wanted to be there with her until the sky became light
nights from a time and a love that's gone by
they make him a prisoner, a prisoner in disguise
she came back to him, on his shoulder she cried
she told him her story as his dream slowly died
she said that she loved him and how much she cared
she said she'd be with him if she wasn't so scared
words from a girl and a love that's gone by
they make him a prisoner, a prisoner in disguise
he remembers the plans and the love that they made
but he also remembers how the love had to fade
he remembers them driving to the outskirts of town
trying to find them a place where they couldn't be found
now he's got nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
he's just left with the memories, the memories inside
there was never a jury
so he'd never been tried
but he's been handed a sentence
as a prisoner in disguise
