Khe Sanh-Rock Classic Hits AllStars

[ti:Khe Sanh] [ar:Union Of Sound] [al:70's Sounds, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Khe Sanh - Rock Classic Hits AllStars [00:08.04]I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh [00:11.42] [00:13.50]And my soul was sold with my cigarettes [00:15.76] [00:16.27]To the blackmarket man [00:18.33] [00:19.04]I've had the Vietnam cold turkey [00:21.22] [00:22.06]From the ocean to the Silver City [00:24.05] [00:24.99]And it's only other vets could understand [00:28.93] [00:30.74]About the long forgotten dockside guarantees [00:34.56] [00:36.71]How there were no V-day heroes in 1973 [00:41.45] [00:42.30]How we sailed into Sydney Harbour [00:44.49] [00:45.06]I saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her [00:47.37] [00:48.04]And she was lined [00:49.00]And I was home to a lucky land [00:51.43] [00:53.98]She was like so many more from that time on [00:57.65] [00:59.39]Their lives were all so empty [01:01.83] [01:02.49]Until they found their chosen one [01:04.48] [01:05.57]And their legs were often open [01:07.64] [01:08.41]But their minds were always closed [01:10.31] [01:11.26]And their hearts were held [01:12.93]In fast suburban chains [01:15.15] [01:16.75]And the legal pads were yellow [01:19.68]Hours long paypacket lean [01:21.90] [01:22.84]And the telex writers clattered [01:25.40]Where the gunships once had been [01:27.69] [01:28.86]But the car parks made me jumpy [01:30.73] [01:31.60]And I never stopped the dreams [01:33.59] [01:34.48]Or the growing need for speed and novacaine [01:37.92] [01:40.08]So I worked across the country [01:42.66]From end to end [01:43.72] [01:45.60]Tried to find a place to settle down [01:48.89]Where my mixed up life could mend [01:50.78] [01:51.39]Held a job on an oil-rig [01:53.89] [01:54.66]Flying choppers when I could [01:56.47] [01:57.55]But the nightlife nearly drove me [02:00.08]Round the bend [02:01.39] [02:03.06]And I've travelled round the world [02:05.58]From year to year [02:07.18] [02:09.18]And each one found me aimless [02:11.60]One more year the worse for wear [02:13.99] [02:14.59]And I've been back to South East Asia [02:16.91] [02:17.66]You know the answer sure ain't there [02:19.56] [02:20.58]But I'm drifting north [02:21.71] [02:22.31]To check things out again [02:24.82] [02:49.67]You know the last plane out of [02:51.02]Sydney's almost gone [02:53.37] [02:55.22]Only seven flying hours [02:57.75]And I'll be landing in Hong Kong [03:00.08] [03:01.06]There ain't nothing like the kisses [03:03.09] [03:04.06]From a jaded Chinese princess [03:06.82]I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong [03:08.54]Mattress all night long [03:10.24] [03:12.77]Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [03:16.06] [03:18.38]Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [03:22.12] [03:24.39]And it's really got me worried [03:26.55] [03:27.07]I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry [03:29.44] [03:30.02]And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [03:33.80] [03:35.78]And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [03:39.69] [03:40.98]Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone [03:45.68] [03:47.37]And it's really got me worried [03:49.61] [03:50.20]I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry [03:53.18]You know the last plane out of [03:54.87]Sydney's almost gone