Kidnap

 

Kidnap, kidnap somebody’s son

Kidnap, kidnap counting on everyone

 

On a smoggy day just like today but several years ago

I walked until I realised there wasn’t nowhere to go

When this Pontiac pulled up to my side

Sonny boy, want a ride?

They didn’t wait for my reply

 

Grab him, grab him, that’s the kid

Bring him back to see Big Sid

And I knew right then this wasn’t a game

If it was, it was in very bad taste

 

Kidnap, kidnap somebody’s son

Kidnap, kidnap going along for the ride

 

Well they took me to a hideout in an old dry cleaning plant

And they sat me down and gagged me with a pair of underpants

I was scared, I must admit but the worst was yet to come

When Big Sid yelled out “You got the wrong man’s son”

 

What do we do with him, what do we do?

And Big Sid told them what to do

Send out ransom notes post taste to the president of the United States

 

Kidnap, kidnap somebody’s son

Kidnap, kidnap counting on everyone

 

In every city headline news

What, what what will the president do

And I realised my faith was in the hands of every American

 

Kidnap, kidnap somebody’s son

Kidnap, kidnap counting on everyone (2x)

 

Well the president reported to the nation that night

How everyone should give a little to get him back alive

I was everybody’s kid in a funny sort of way

It was democracy in action, I saw that day

 

Send us a dollar, send us a dime

Deduct it all come April time

And the ransom poured in dollars and dimes

The trade was made and I felt fine

 

Kidnap, kidnap somebody’s son

Kidnap, kidnap maybe we’re finally done

 

If you’d think that’s all there is, buddy, you’d be wrong

They never caught Big Sid or any of his throng

And I’m no fool, once a year I give Big Sid a call

And they kidnap me again only now we split the haul

 

And when someone wants to know what I’ll do with my life

I’ll just tell them I’ll get by