You pulled me from the river with a ring in my mouth I was landed on the bank; I won't be swimming any more I fought like a boy with a string 'round his tooth And the other end tied to the handle of a door
I was swung through the air by a man in a hat He wears it to stop folk from knowing his mind I know I was shaken as I sliced through the air I kept my own counsel; remained silent and blind
I was grounded and fightless; a cruel prank had played On the stage that I stood on, in the silence I made As the door swung to lintel and the line became tight I caught the man's orders and swam to the light
[Refrain] Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you Nobody know's when you'll go and no-one thinks to tell you