The emperors bloodline lasted for just a century

when ships full of warriors and equine landed on the shores in B.C.

their chief and commander Alexander at the helm

looked at his army and said boys I didnt come here to fail



So burn the ships, burn the ships were here to stay

burn the ships, there is no other way

people will follow like little lost sheep long after our annihilation

burn the ships I said, were forging a new nation



She looked at the shackles hanging from her pure bred mother

she saw what shed always oppose for herself and all her daughters

Elizabeth Cady and her army of suffragettes

set sail for equality and once on shore she proudly suggests



Burn the ships, burn the ships were here to stay

burn the ships, there is no other way

History will honor the strides that we made long after were in our graves

burn the ships I said, go ahead and free the flood gates



Watching time go by in this 9 to 5

Hungry for the heat, trying just to keep the dream alive

Baby, one fine day Im gonna make that leap of faith

and sing the words I long to say



Burn the ships, burn the ships were here to stay

Burn the ships, there is no other way

If you have something to fall back on you well may

So, burn the ships, I said, and throw a little fan on the flame