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Late last night

 I got an SOS

The fairytale girl's

 in deep distress

 She says, I don't know where I am

 But it's near Japan

My engine's all burned out

My crew has all bailed out

 I don't know where I am

 But it's somewhere near Japan

And she said,

Rescue me, I'm somewhere

 in the China Sea

 I think I'm sinkin' fast

 This call is probably my last

I'm throwing out a life line

And I'm doing it

 for old time's sake

Though I know you're gonna

 break my heart one more time

Late last night

 I got an SOS

The fairytale girl's

 in deep distress

 She says, I don't know where I am

 But it's near Japan

My engine's all burned out

My crew has all bailed out

 I don't know where I am

 But it's somewhere near Japan

And she said,

Thank you dear, I think she sounded

quite sincere

 And when she turned to go

She said, I crave adventure

 Don't you know

 And now she's trippin'

 on some Chinese junk

Her world is spinning

 and her hope has sunk

 So I close my eyes

 And I'm somewhere near Japan

The spinning stopped

 and the world stood still

I broke her fall

 and I always will

 Strung out in no man's land

 Somewhere near Japan

Rescue me