This Place Is a Prison-The Postal Service

[ti:This Place Is a Prison (Remastered)] [ar:The Postal Service] [al:Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]This Place Is a Prison (Remastered) - The Postal Service [00:23.88]This place is a prison [00:25.64] [00:29.16]These people aren't your friends [00:31.36] [00:34.40]Inhaling thrills through twenty dollar bills [00:38.26] [00:38.86]And the tumblers are drained and then flooded [00:42.61] [00:43.52]Again and again [00:44.95] [01:08.68]There's guards at the onramps [01:10.77] [01:14.36]Armed to the teeth [01:15.89] [01:18.41]And you may case the grounds [01:20.57]From the Cascades to Puget Sound [01:22.76] [01:23.95]But you are not permitted to leave [01:26.98] [01:30.32]I know there's a big world out there [01:33.73] [01:34.40]Like the one that I saw on the screen [01:38.01] [01:41.37]In my living room late last night [01:44.91] [01:45.66]It was almost too bright to see [01:49.13] [01:53.22]And I know that it's not a party [01:56.19] [01:56.96]If it happens every night [02:00.37] [02:02.94]Pretending there's glamor and candelabra [02:07.49] [02:08.21]When you're drinking by candlelight [02:11.47] [02:26.64]And what does it take [02:27.73] [02:29.00]To get a drink in this place [02:31.32] [02:37.70]What does it take [02:38.86] [02:40.43]How long must I wait [02:42.72] [02:48.84]And what does it take [02:50.01] [02:51.29]To get a drink in this place [02:53.70] [03:00.05]What does it take [03:01.15] [03:02.61]How long must I wait [03:05.19] [03:14.05]How long must I wait