UB40
- The Prisoner Lyrics / with translationsA misfit who is old before his time
Poverty has turned him to crime
Boredom gives him too much time to think
He pours another drink.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
He wonders why his landscape looks so strange
Burger bars are home on the range
An empty bottle falling from his hand
He doesn't understand.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A cork unlocks the door to other lands
Of battles won and destinies in hand
A half-remembered state of liquid dreams
Where things aren't what they seem.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A naked savage dressed in shirt and jeans
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
Poverty has turned him to crime
Boredom gives him too much time to think
He pours another drink.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
He wonders why his landscape looks so strange
Burger bars are home on the range
An empty bottle falling from his hand
He doesn't understand.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
Of battles won and destinies in hand
A half-remembered state of liquid dreams
Where things aren't what they seem.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A naked savage dressed in shirt and jeans
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
Facts about The Prisoner
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The Prisoner is written by Norman Hassan, Jim Brown, Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Michael Virtue, Earl Falconer, Robin Campbell.
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It is first released on September 27, 1982 as part of Ub40's album "Ub44" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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The Prisoner falls under the genre World.
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The Prisoner song length is 5 minutes and 57 seconds.
Who wrote The Prisoner lyrics?
The Prisoner is written by Norman Hassan, Jim Brown, Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Michael Virtue, Earl Falconer, Robin Campbell.
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When was The Prisoner released?
It is first released on September 27, 1982 as part of Ub40's album "Ub44" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Prisoner?
The Prisoner falls under the genre World.
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How long is the song The Prisoner?
The Prisoner song length is 5 minutes and 57 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Norman Hassan, Jim Brown, Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Michael Virtue, Earl Falconer, Robin Campbell
Record Label(s): 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
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