Rain keeps comin and the planes are late
All we can do is sit and wait
Flags on the flagpole whippin straight
Like they wanna blow clear cross the Bering Strait

Stranded in Kodiak, Stranded in Kodiak
Wish I had long johns under my jeans
Stranded in Kodiak, wondering what it all means

Half a world away I think of you in our house
Cats on patrol, hard times for a mouse
Maybe you’re wearin my cardigan blouse
Took a cab to the bar, I’m sittin here soused
Look at the rain, blowed by the wind
Feel like the tail of the donkey, I’m pinned
Could be my mistakes, maybe all of my sins
Have finally bit me as the winter lights dim

Stranded in Kodiak, Stranded in Kodiak
Wish I had long johns under my jeans
Stranded in Kodiak, wondering what it all means

This is what all those Siberian men saw
Pour me some coffee with cream, Mr. Crenshaw
What will my scattershot, scribblin’ pen draw next

I’m like to give this a good Hollywood ending
Like to say all of my scars’ll be mending
But nothing’s resolved, problems still pending
Everything’s grey–lights still bending
Maybe for every tenth of a mile
I could return with a great big smile
Or maybe I could be here for awhile
Send me a cake with a good sharp nailfile

Stranded in Kodiak, Stranded in Kodiak
Wish I had long johns under my jeans
Stranded in Kodiak, wondering what it all means

(lyrics: Dan Bern)