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I LEFT MY HEART... ...to the sappers round Khe Sanh And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man I've had the Vietnam cold turkey From the ocean to the Silver City And it's only other vets could understand About the long forgotten dockside guarantees How there were no V-dayheroes in 1973 How we sailed into Sydney Harbour Saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land And she was 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 suburban chains And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been But the car parks made me jumpy And I never stopped the dreams Or the growing need for speed and novacaine So I worked across the country end to end Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend Held a job on an oil-rig Flying choppers when I could But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend And I've travelled round the world from year to year And each one found me aimless, one more year the more for wear And I've been back to South East Asia But the answer sure ain't there But I'm drifting north, to check things out again You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong There ain't nothing like the kisses From a jaded Chinese princess I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone And it's really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone c'mon sing with me Here's to all the Aussies...CHEERS! | |
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CHEERS TISSE!! Im not Aussie but I'll have a drink for ya | |
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PurpleThunder said: CHEERS TISSE!! Im not Aussie but I'll have a drink for ya
yay! here's to you, Terra | |
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c'mon Aussies let me hear ya! | |
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Looks like its just us doing the drinking today Tisse...thats ok...the guys don't realize its "Hooters for Shooters" night | |
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PurpleThunder said: Looks like its just us doing the drinking today Tisse...thats ok...the guys don't realize its "Hooters for Shooters" night
looks like it that's alright - more for us | |
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Me and Tisse...gettin smashed...doo dah...doo dah...
Yeah...I know I've lost it...it's been one of those days! | |
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PurpleThunder said: Me and Tisse...gettin smashed...doo dah...doo dah...
Yeah...I know I've lost it...it's been one of those days! nothin' wrong with that, hon, nothin' at all | |
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Here's to the South Pacific prison colony we hold so dear! | |
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MrSquiggle said: Here's to the South Pacific prison colony we hold so dear!
awww come on! have a little pride in being an Aussie | |
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Natisse2 said: MrSquiggle said: Here's to the South Pacific prison colony we hold so dear!
awww come on! have a little pride in being an Aussie Hate to be a party pooper but I'm not proud of it at all... as nice as it is it shouldn't belong to us. | |
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MrSquiggle said: Natisse2 said: awww come on! have a little pride in being an Aussie Hate to be a party pooper but I'm not proud of it at all... as nice as it is it shouldn't belong to us. you're entitled to your opinion | |
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Natisse2 said: MrSquiggle said: Hate to be a party pooper but I'm not proud of it at all... as nice as it is it shouldn't belong to us. you're entitled to your opinion Well, did we or did we not just waltz up and take it? Also it seems odd you picked that song as it's all about leaving the country | |
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MrSquiggle said: Natisse2 said: you're entitled to your opinion Well, did we or did we not just waltz up and take it? Also it seems odd you picked that song as it's all about leaving the country oooooh big discussion to get into on a Friday afternoon, Art ...my best friend is a Torres Strait Islander and one of my good friends is Koori so yeah I know what you're talking about ...but still, too much for now | |
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Natisse2 said: MrSquiggle said: Well, did we or did we not just waltz up and take it? Also it seems odd you picked that song as it's all about leaving the country oooooh big discussion to get into on a Friday afternoon, Art ...my best friend is a Torres Strait Islander and one of my good friends is Koori so yeah I know what you're talking about ...but still, too much for now ... you're such a sweetie...and you're right, let's not get into it. Still I will say that if you mentally snip out the fact that it's stolen property, Australia is without a doubt one of the greatest countries on earth. | |
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Natisse said: c'mon Aussies let me hear ya!
Oi! | |
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