Three Failed Escape Attempts of Sheila Nail

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[DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA, spoken] Tell her about it, Sheila! [SHEILA] The first time I tried it it was late at night I tied some bed sheets together tied 'em up real tight Tied one end to a drainpipe Threw the other out the window Oh oh oh oh Looked past the edge forty feet below I threw my leg over, thought "here I go" And started climbing down the side of the building Side of the building Climbing right down [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Right down [SHEILA] Got looks from the squirrels in the trees and Feelin' the breeze across my night gown [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Night gown [SHEILA] And I was a few feet from freedom I was just a few feet from freedom Then I heard a "stop right there, put your hands in the air" And I knew that my plan was a fail Well gettin' caught is the worst And that was only the first Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail [SHEILA, DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail Three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail [SHEILA (DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA)] Second time I tried it was another day (Hey) There were bed sheets involved but in a different way (Hey) I hid inside the laundry bin You would not believe the things I saw Sha na na naw Waited for hours, thought I was gonna get stuck Then an orderly starts pushing me a-toward his truck Which meant that we was headed out of the building Out of the building Heading right out [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] RIght out [SHEILA] I was covered in clothes, through a hole in some hose I saw a light sprout [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Saw a little light sprout [SHEILA] Knew I was a [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, SHEILA, YA-YA] Few feet from freedom [SHEILA] Really just a [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, SHEILA, YA-YA] Few feet from freedom [SHEILA] Then I heard the orderly shout "Look, a foot's stickin' out!" And he lifted off my veil Oh yea the warden was beckoned And so goes the second Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail Then after that I said forget the clever plan I saw an opportunity and I just ran Got as far as the highway, stuck out my thumb A car slowed up and here the warden come She called me a filthy malcontent And, yeah [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, SHEILA, YA-YA] That was exactly how the third time went [RAT, spoken] And when they brought her back, she pulled a drainpipe down! [DOROTHY, spoken] Flooded the whole floor [KITTY, spoken] Screw you, Miss Asp! [YA-YA, spoken] So badass! [SUSANNAH, spoken] It's quite a story. Unbelievable, in fact [SHEILA] But that ain't really how it happened, it's just what I say Cuz I did get in the car and as it drove away I thought of where I came from I thought of where I'd go Where'm I gonna sleep tonight? I don't know I ain't got no family, got no coin in my purse Yeah life was bad at school Life before it was worse And I ain't been a civilian since '53 And I'm sure the world has changed Substantially And Nation is scary And so so unfair But at least I have a purpose, I'm respected there Hey driver, hey, driver, hey, I'm not of age You best take me back, back, back, back to my cage And back to Nation I went Oh so embarrassingly Of my own consent Last time I tried it was a different affair I tied some bed sheets together and I stood on a chair Tied one end to a drain pipe and the other 'round my neck Aw heck And without any prep I took a step And I could feel the air leave my body, air leave my body It got real tight I never cop to this type of shit, but I have to admit it didn't feel right I was just a few breaths from freedom But it didn't feel much like freedom And then the drain pipe broke And I let out a croak And the water rained down on me I don't believe in signs, but I can read between the lines So I guess this is where I'm supposed to be (Hey hey) [SHEILA] And with the rain pouring down, inside of the building, pouring right down [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Right down [SHEILA] I lit a hidden cigarette as I stood soaking wet In my [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, SHEILA, YA-YA] Nightgown Nightgown [SHEILA] Bars and cages defined my freedom But now I make my own kind of freedom Running away is a bore So I don't do that no more I see a battle I fight I'm my own shining white knight I may be fucked in my head But, hey, at least I ain't dead And babe, I'm gonna gonna gonna prevail By now you oughta derived That cuz I fought I survived And the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail [DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA] Three failed escape attempts of Shelia Nail Three failed escape attempts of Shelia Nail [SHELIA (DOROTHY, KITTY, RAT, YA-YA)] Freedom (freedom) I lived to tell the tale Of the three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail (three failed escape attempts of Sheila Nail)