Tell the ghost of Emma Clark I grasp the irony Of haunting a library at night When it's too dark to read Coca-Cola everywhere But not a drop to drink I slept in the kitchen sink But could not pay the water bill How I saved my life How I saved my life By surrendering it to him, To him, To her Tell the ghost of William Floyd The road to hell is paved With the souls that he has saved By taking their music away How I saved my life How I saved my life By surrendering it to him, To him, To her She sa black tambourine, In my seasick dreams A heart like a lighthouse Took these dark hours away from me She sa black tambourine In my shipwrecked dreams A heart like an anchor That sank her down to me I'll be tied to the mast of a pirate ship When god's children rejoice 'Cause when I was given the choice I chose to hear the bad news first Then I heard a mermaid singing & That's how I... I heard a mermaid singing & That's how I... That's how I saved my life That's how I... That's how I saved my life That's how I... I heard a mermaid singing & That's how I saved my life.