Khe Sanh versuri

Khe Sanh lyrics by Gameover AU

Verse 1
I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
And my soul was sold 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 could understand

Verse 2
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
How there were no V-Day heroes 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

Verse 3
She was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty
‘Til 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

Verse 4
And the legal pads were yellow
Hours long, pay-packets lean
And the telex writers clattered
Where the gunships once had been
Now the car parks made me jumpy
And I never stopped the dreams
Or the growing need for speed and Novocaine

Verse 5
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
Go!

Guitar Solo

Verse 6
Well, the last plane out of Sydney’s almost gone
Just 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

Outro
Well, the last plane back in Sydney’s almost gone
Well, the last plane back in Sydney’s almost gone
It’s really got me worried
Goin’ nowhere and I’m in a hurry
You know the last plane back in Sydney’s almost gone