Khe Sanh Songtext
von Jimmy Barnes

I left my heart to the sappers ′round Khe Sanh
I sold my soul with my cigarettes to the black market man
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 guarantee
And no V-day hero, back in 1973
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
I saw an old friend but I couldn′t kiss her
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land (hey)


She was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty, until they found their chosen one
And their legs were often open
Their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, pay packets lean
And the telex writers clattered where the gun ship once had been
Car parks make me jump
I never stop - that's right
Or the growing need for speed and nov-

So, I worked across the country from end to end
I tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
I held a job on an oil-rig
Flying choppers when I could
But the nightlife 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 worse for wear
And I′ve been back to South East Asia
The answer sure ain't there
And I′m drifting north, to check things out again (check it out one time, Lachy, play the keyboard)

Well, the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Only seven flying hours, I′ll be landing in Hong Kong
And there ain't nothing like the kisses
From a Venezualan princess
I wanna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long, yeah


Well, the last plane out of Sydney′s almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone, yeah
And it's a-really got me worried
I′m goin′ nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney almost - come on, hey

Well, the last plane out of Sydney′s almost gone, oh yeah
The last plane out of Sydney's almost gone, oh
It′s really got me worried
I'm goin′ nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone