Give me a story (Tale of a lifetime) Give me a story (Tale of a lifetime) (Tale) (Tale) He was a sailor He was captain of his ship And his arms were painted and strong He had his work And he had his friends There was only one thing that was wrong Well, he had a change of mind He could no longer use What he knew he didn't choose Well, he had a change of body And that's all that he wants you to know Give me a story A reason to tell A tale of a lifetime Something that is real Give me a story Like a long lost friend 'Cause that's all he ever wanted And that's all he ever did Now he's a woman He thought life could go on But his ship was taken away He's still a captain And his arms are still strong But they don't like the dress that he wears Oh yes They had, had a change of mind They could no longer know How the wind was gonna blow He had a change of body And that's all he ever wanted to be Oh, give me a story A reason to tell A tale of a lifetime Something I can feel I've often wondered what these things are for On a cold night by the harbour Life in a bottle Well well Was never so hard Oh no it never was, hmmm All the waves of his passion Had to break out from under the glass Ohh, with all of the pressure Ohh Well Give me a story A reason to tell Tale of a lifetime Something that is real Yes, give me a story No beginning and no end 'Cause that's all he ever wanted And that's all he ever did And that's all he ever wanted, well well And that's all he ever did, hmmm And that's all he ever wanted And that's all he ever did