Man Overboard

Oh-oh-oh...
Ah-ah, yeah
Oh-oh-oh...
La, la, la

Into the night looking for something
That I thought I needed
Off on a flight wearing the clothes
That keep me low and out of sight
There's a man over there trying not to stare
As I walk across the street
I said, "how you doing, man?
I am in a jam and I need some money"
There's no telling who I'll have to lean on
I'm just a prisoner caught in the neon

I'm just a man overboard drowning in the sea
I'm going down in the big city
Sure don't wanna be standing next to me
When I'm counting my last penny

Oh, yeah, la, la, la, la, la, la

Standing here braced waiting for anything
That's bound to happen
It's easily traced when a man's feelings
Are written across his face
He looked into my eyes and to my surprise
He grabbed me by the shirt and said:
"If you got trouble, son, it has just begun
And I'll tell you something else
There's no telling how many I've stepped on"
I'm just a prisoner caught in the neon

I'm just a man overboard drowning in the sea
I'm going down in the big city
Sure don't wanna be standing next to me
When I'm counting my last penny

Oh, yeah, la, la, la, la, la, la

Just a man overboard drowning in the sea
I'm going down in the big city
Sure don't wanna be standing next to me
When I'm counting my last penny

I'm just a man overboard drowning in the sea
I'm going down in the big city
Sure don't wanna be standing next to me
When I'm counting my last penny
Penny, penny, penny, penny

I wish somebody'd listen to me
Just a man overboard, ain't nobody special
I'll never be what I should be

'Cause I'm just a man overboard
I ain't got a dime to my name
And I'm drownin' in shame
I'm just a man overboard
Won't somebody listen
I'll never be what I should be...