i wanna be a survivor

I Wanna Be a Survivor

When I was a young boy,

I knew peace of mind,

I’d sit down by the ocean,

And 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,

‘Cos 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 dam late

‘Cos I wwon’t come back

Even if I live to be a thousand years

Even if I live to be a thousand years

And I wanna be a survivor

I’m gonna be a survivor.

I see my ship,

She’s down there in the harbour

I hope she waits for me

To board her

‘Cos I wanna be a survivor

and I’m gonna be a survivor

And I won’t come back

Even if I have to be a thousand years.

written by: R.Clapton

publisher: Essex Music