Wait a minute, baby, stay on the line
Give me a moment to breathe
Cause I don't mean to be wasting your time
Or make it harder to leave
I see the love boat and it's pulling up anchor
Taking the lovers to sea
I see a rusty old Japanese tanker out there
It's sinking quickly like me, like me
Wait a minute, baby, turn on the phone
Before the sympathy plea
You say you're tired of being alone
I'd say I've got to agree
Cause I see the love boat and it's pulling up anchor
Taking the lovers to sea
And I've got a rusty old Japanese tanker
It's sinking quickly like me
Though it might sound silly out of my lips
To make comparison of our love to ships
But when I sail today I see you'll sail away
We're not the only ones calling it quits
Like a tanker, baby, like a tanker
I'm truly tanking this time
Wait a minute, baby, humor me
Before you walk out the door
I've got a new vantage point above the sea
I've got a new metaphor
I've seen my lover and she's pulling up anchor
Taking another to sea
I'm like a rusty old Japanese tanker
I'm sinking quickly at sea
Though it might sound silly out of my lips
To make comparison of our love to ships
When I sail today, I see you'll sail away
We're not the only ones calling it quits
Like a tanker, like a tanker
Like a tanker, like a tanker