[ti:Volunteer] [ar:The Weepies] [al:Sirens] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Volunteer - The Weepies/Deb Talan/Steve Tannen [00:09.50]My lover left me [00:11.64]She left me too soon [00:14.60]I shouldn't blame her [00:16.29]For the state of my room [00:19.00]I started stumbling [00:21.25]Chasing the bells [00:23.29]The metal straps upon my knees [00:25.40]Made this sound when I fell [00:27.78]You heard those words from your peers [00:33.15]I was just your volunteer [00:44.13]We love uncle georgie [00:46.29]Uncle georgie's our friend [00:48.54]He spends his life fishing washes dishes weekends [00:52.82]And I tried to say something sincere [00:58.50]Sign me up I'll volunteer [01:09.77]My father left us [01:11.65]He left us too soon [01:14.29]I thought he's say something [01:15.95]But he waltzed from the room [01:19.06]All I remember [01:20.47]Is my hands at my sides [01:23.43]The face of a woman [01:25.13]Who once was his bride [01:27.94]All that he left her was tears [01:32.88]And a couple of lonely volunteers [01:39.49]All that he left her was tears [01:44.49]And a couple of lonely volunteers [02:00.27]We look for sister Mary [02:02.11]Sister Mary's the pale [02:05.10]She holds her head sometimes and walks [02:07.29]Close to the rail [02:09.25]She sings on sunday [02:11.66]Stands in the stairs [02:14.45]Haunts me at night time when I've forgotten my prayers [02:18.60]We don't see much of her here [02:23.61]That winter weary volunteer [02:34.98]Captains need order [02:37.31]It helps them stay sane [02:39.64]Plumbers hate slaughter [02:41.45]'Cause it f**ks up your drain [02:43.93]Hard hats must be worn at all times on the site [02:48.64]It makes no difference [02:50.89]If you're lost in the light [02:53.04]The men here have lost their careers [02:58.35]And they don't talk to volunteers [03:09.46]How your life cuts me [03:12.05]It cuts to my bone [03:13.64]We pretend that it's nothing [03:15.98]When we're on our way home [03:18.50]And I wish you'd abandon me here [03:23.75]So I could be your volunteer