I Wanna Be a Survivor Songtext
von Richard Clapton

When I was a young boy, I knew peace of mind
I′d sit down by the ocean, watch the seabirds flyin'
But as the years went by and the men grew tired of the country life
We moved up to the city, to the ghettos and the police car sirens

And they′re callin' out my name
Screamin' in their wretched pain

But I won′t come back
Even if I live to be a thousand years
Even if I live to be a thousand years
′Cause I wanna be a survivor
And I'm gonna be a survivor
And I won′t come back
Even if I live to be a thousand years


I've been walking along golden sands
Picked up the ocean and let it run through my hands
And I had a dream that my ship came through and we sailed away
We sailed across the sky, a million miles from the strife and pain

And they′re callin' out my name
Tell ′em it's too damn late

'Cause I won′t come back
Even if I live to be a thousand years
Even if I live to be a thousand years
′Cause I wanna be a survivor
And I'm gonna be a survivor

I see my ship, she′s down there in the harbour
I sure hope she waits for me to board her

'Cause I wanna be a survivor
And I′m gonna be a survivor
And I won't come back, I won′t come back
Even if I live to be a thousand years