Jimmy Barnes Khe Sahn Lyrics

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 guarantees
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
Oh she was lined and i was home to a lucky land
And she was like so many more from that time on,
Their lives were all so empty, until they found their chosen one,
And the legs were often open, but their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast surburban chains.
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, pay packets lean,
And the telex-writers clattered where the gun ships once had been
And carparks made me jumpy, and i never stopped the dream, oh I have a growing need for 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 mend
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 only 7 flying hours and I'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
You know 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.