I was standing in the station   being pounded by the rain   so I sought the last compartment   of a stationary train   I felt someone get in behind me   but I never caught their eye   but I thought I heard I heard a woman's voice   whispering goodbye   So I lay down in the darkness   with the beer and coffee stains   and I stared out at the thunder   through the broken window panes   And although the storm was booming   like an engine in the sky   I'm sure I heard a woman's voice cry   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb   it's over and done   I'll never be under your thumb forever   So I rolled myself a cigarette   and smoked it on my own   but it didn't stop the whispers   or the smell of her cologne   Then she rose up out of nowhere   and her hair was full of steam   and she stuck her head out the window   and screamed and screamed, she screamed!   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb   it's over and done   I'll never be under your thumb forever   So I picked up an old newspaper to read   and I noticed something very strange indeed   So I looked a little closer   and it chilled me to the bone   "Woman throws herself from speeding train,   identity unknown"   But I recognized the picture of the woman who was dead   and underneath the picture it said   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb   it's over and done   I'll never be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb forever   Don't wanna be under your thumb   it's over and done   I'll never be under your thumb forever