I float in a boat
In a raging black ocean
Low in the water
And nowhere to go

The tiniest lifeboat
With people I know

Cold, clammy, and crowded
The people smell desperate
We'll sink any minute
So someone must go

The tiniest lifeboat
With the people I know

Everyone's pushing
Everyone's fighting
Storms are approaching
There's nowhere to hide

If I say the wrong thing
Or I wear the wrong outfit
They'll throw me
Right over the side

I'm hugging my knees
And the captain is pointing
I thought I was captain
Still, the weakest must go

The tiniest lifeboat
Full of people I know
The tiniest lifeboat
Full of people I know