Wait a minute, baby, stay on the line Give me a moment to breathe Cause I don't mean to be wasting your time Or make it harder to leave I see the love boat and it's pulling up anchor Taking the lovers to sea I see a rusty old Japanese tanker out there It's sinking quickly like me, like me Wait a minute, baby, turn on the phone Before the sympathy plea You say you're tired of being alone I'd say I've got to agree Cause I see the love boat and it's pulling up anchor Taking the lovers to sea And I've got a rusty old Japanese tanker It's sinking quickly like me Though it might sound silly out of my lips To make comparison of our love to ships But when I sail today I see you'll sail away We're not the only ones calling it quits Like a tanker, baby, like a tanker I'm truly tanking this time Wait a minute, baby, humor me Before you walk out the door I've got a new vantage point above the sea I've got a new metaphor I've seen my lover and she's pulling up anchor Taking another to sea I'm like a rusty old Japanese tanker I'm sinking quickly at sea Though it might sound silly out of my lips To make comparison of our love to ships When I sail today, I see you'll sail away We're not the only ones calling it quits Like a tanker, like a tanker Like a tanker, like a tanker