Khe Sahn lyrics

Artist  : Jimmy Barnes 
Song : Khe Sahn



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I left my heart to the sappers round khe
sahn
And i sold my soul with my cigarettes to
the black market man
I've had the vietnam cold
turkey
from the ocean to the silver city
And
it's only other vets can understand
About the
long forgotten dock side guarantee
How there
were no v-day heros in 1973
And how we sailed
into sydney harbour i saw an old friend but i
couldn't kiss her
We were lined and i was home
to the lucky land
We were like so many more
from that time on
Their lives were all so
empty 'till they found their chosen one
And
their legs were often open but their minds were
always closed
And their hearts were held in
fast surburban chains.
The legal pads were
yellow hours long pay packet lean
And the
telex-writers clattered where the gun ships once
had been
And carparks made me jumpy, but i
never stopped the dream for the growing need of
speed and novacaine.
So i worked across the
country from end to end
Trying to find a place
to settle down where my mixed up life could
end
Held a job on an oil rig, flying choppers
when i could
But the night life nearly drove
me round the bend.
And i travelled round the
world from year to year
Each one found me
aimless one more year the worst for ware
And
i've been back to south east asia
You know the
answer sure ain't there
But i'm drifting north
to check things out again

Well the last
plane out of sydney's almost gone
In 7 flying
hours we'll be landing in Hong Kong
And there
ain't nothing like the kisses from a jaded
chinese princess
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong
matress all night long

Well the last plane
out of sydney's almost gone
Well the last plane
out of sydney's almost gone
And it's really got
me worried
I'm going nowhere and i'm in a
hurry
You know the last plane out of sydney's
almost gone

Well the last plane out of
sydney's almost gone oh yeah
Well the last
plane out of sydney's almost gone
woahhhhhhh
And it's really got me
worried
I'm going nowhere and i'm in a
hurry
You know the last plane out of sydney's
almost gone.