She tells her boat to stand by
She tells her car to stand by
She tells her plane to stand by
But nobody knows she's a stand by for life

Stand by for life, stand by for life
Somebody up there is giving her a run around

She tells her men to stand by
She tells her friends to stand by
She tells her world to stand by
But nobody knows she's a stand by for life

Stand by for life, stand by for life
Somebody up there is giving her a run around

Yellow girl, yellow girl, when will you learn?
Your life is sharp as knife
But remember it cuts both ways

Stand by for death, stand by for death
Somebody down there is giving her a run around

Yellow girl, yellow girl, when will you learn?
Your life is sharp as knife
But remember it cuts both ways
Ev'ry day's a sunday for yellow girl...