[INSTRUMENTAL — harpsichord arpeggios, twang guitar and brass joining] [VERSE 1 — nimble vocal, chromatic bass stepping below] The border in the tunnel had no flag, no desk, no law Just six men with inspection lamps and rifles pointing down A hand-painted arrow said the coast was two kilometers more The man who took our money said the rest would take till four [PRE-CHORUS — rising melody, harpsichord brightening] One lamp for the faces One lamp for the bags One lamp for the papers We didn't have [CHORUS — buoyant open hook, strings lifting] Through the tunnel Through the tunnel No flag above us No name below [VERSE 2 — guarded phrasing, bongos and guitar trading] They opened up the black bag first and passed around the cash The man in charge took half of it and called it import tax They reached for the brown and Mara said, "That's underwear" The youngest guard went scarlet and he didn't look in there [CHORUS — buoyant open hook, strings lifting] Through the tunnel Through the tunnel No flag above us No name below [INSTRUMENTAL — swirling guitar solo, harpsichord continuing beneath] [BRIDGE — vocal close then lifting, muted brass pulsing] Behind us came the official men with Kell's voice on the phone The smugglers heard his offer and their little border closed The man in charge said, "No one sells inside my tunnel twice" He let us through and shut the lights [VERSE 3 — brighter vocal, bass stepping carefully] We walked the last dark kilometer with water at our shoes Mara said, "You see, there's always somebody worse than you" I said, "That's your optimistic side", she took my arm Ahead the coast road shone [CHORUS — fullest hook, brass and strings lifting] Through the tunnel Through the tunnel No flag above us No name below [CHORUS — repeat hook, harpsichord and guitar climbing] Through the tunnel Through the tunnel No flag above us No name below [OUTRO — harpsichord circling, vocal echoing] Through the tunnel Through the tunnel We paid the border We kept the proof
