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 '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 dam late 'Cause 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 'Cause 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