Songwriter: Chris Stein
Producer: Mike Chapman
[Verse 1]
Shayla worked in a factory
She wasn't history — she's just a number
One day, she gets her final pay
And she goes far away
[Hook]
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
[Verse 2]
Green trees call to me
I am free, but life is so cheap
Scenery is still outside of me
All alone, trapped by its beauty
[Bridge]
Shayla turned to run away
To leave in peace and end her stay
Years of fear were in her way
Lost in space, and down she came
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Suddenly, some subtle entity
Some cosmic energy brushed her like shadows
Down here, we stop to wonder
Cars on the freeway, bright lights, and thunder
[Outro]
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa
Shayla worked in a factory
She wasn't history — she's just a number
One day, she gets her final pay
And she goes far away
[Hook]
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
[Verse 2]
Green trees call to me
I am free, but life is so cheap
Scenery is still outside of me
All alone, trapped by its beauty
[Bridge]
Shayla turned to run away
To leave in peace and end her stay
Years of fear were in her way
Lost in space, and down she came
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Suddenly, some subtle entity
Some cosmic energy brushed her like shadows
Down here, we stop to wonder
Cars on the freeway, bright lights, and thunder
[Outro]
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa, a-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa
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- Maria
- Atomic
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- Hanging on the Telephone
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