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.