The Hostage lyrics

[Intro: Donna Summer, Kidnapper]
Hello?
Lady we've just kidnapped your husband. Have $800,000 ready by tomorrow night. And lady, no police. Or you'll never see your husband alive again.
Hello?

[Verse 1]
I remember standing there so petrified
My hand frozen to the phone
As a stranger's words that caught in my ears
And chilled me to the bone
Some dark tragedy had come right home to me
They'd kidnapped my man and his life was in their hands

[Chorus]
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life depending on their gold demands

[Post-Chorus: Donna Summer, Kidnapper, Husband]
Hello?
And lady, here's your husband. Proves that we're not playing any games.
Hi, Honey. Listen, I'm okay. Just make sure you do whatever they tell you. And whatever you do, don't go to the police.

[Verse 2]
Well, I couldn't raise that kinda money fast
So I was left no other choice
So I called the police and they came in fast
Saying, "Leave it up to us
Just do as they told
The ransom's in this bag
We'll watch over you
And we'll have your husband back too"
[Chorus]
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life's depending on their gold demands

[Post-Chorus: Donna Summer, Kidnapper]
Hello?
Listen very carefully, lady. Drive out to the abandoned shack on Highway 16. Throw the package of money out the window and keep driving. And remember, lady, no police.

[Verse 3]
Well, my heart was heavy as I made that drive
I was sure something was wrong
I soon found the shack
I threw out the bag and I just kept driving on
Then the shots rang out and I turned my car around
On the ground one lay, but the other had gotten away

[Chorus]
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life was at the mercy of their hands
He was a hostage, a hostage
His life depending on their gold demands

[Outro]
Well, they found my husband a few days later. Yes, the funeral's tomorrow.