...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!

CHEERS TISSE!! Im not Aussie but I'll have a drink for ya

PurpleThunder said:

yay! here's to you, Terra

PurpleThunder said:

looks like it that's alright - more for us

PurpleThunder said:

nothin' wrong with that, hon, nothin' at all

Here's to the South Pacific prison colony we hold so dear!

MrSquiggle said:

awww come on! have a little pride in being an Aussie

Natisse2 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.

MrSquiggle said:

you're entitled to your opinion

Natisse2 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

MrSquiggle said:

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

Natisse2 said:

... 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.

Natisse said:

Oi!