Under Your Thumb

I was standing in the station

being pounded by the rain

so I chose the last compartment

of a stationary train

I felt someone get in behind me

but I never caught their eye

but I thought I heard I heard a woman''s voice

whispering goodbye

So I lay down in the darkness

with the beer and coffee stains

and I stared out at the thunder

through the broken window panes

And although the storm was booming

like an engine in the sky

I''m sure I heard a woman''s voice cry

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb

it''s over and done

I''ll never be under your thumb forever

So I rolled myself a cigarette

and smoked it on my own

but it didn''t stop the whispers

or the smell of her cologne

Then she rose up out of nowhere

and her hair was full of steam

and she stuck her head out the window

and screamed and screamed, she screamed!

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb

it''s over and done

I''ll never be under your thumb forever

So I picked up an old newspaper to read

and I noticed something very strange indeed

So I looked a little closer

and it chilled me to the bone

"Woman throws herself from speeding train,

identity unknown"

But I recognized the picture of the woman who was dead

and underneath the picture it said

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb

it''s over and done

I''ll never be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb forever

Don''t wanna be under your thumb

it''s over and done

I''ll never be under your thumb forever