Once
I wanted to leave this place behind
I was unhappy with my state of mind
This place
It does this to you
Pulls you down like quicksand sinks you down
Once
I wanted to never leave my home
I was unhappy but I knew I never was alone
This place
It does things to you
Pulls you down like quicksand sinks you down
Even a holiday could never sway
This heavy sinking feeling down this way
When the months turn the years into lengthy decades
The days don't ever escape here with the waves
And I still feel Singapore in my bones
They break constantly
On this isle of the unfree
Just superficially free
Pulls you down like quicksand sinks you down
Once
I had to travel to miss home
The initial urge to leave had kept me so alone
And stranded so far away from here
Left me cold
My health, it took a toll
Once
I had to swallow up my pride
What I felt had come full-circle way down deep inside
But so what?
'Cause that's life
Live and learn the hard way
That's my life
Just be happy anywhere you'd ever be
But happiest just right here in your being
Be your happiest
As long as you're in love
To be in love enough
Enough to give love