Shipyards Of New Zealand Lyrics - Midnight Oil

Thought one day I'd make my fortune 

Like the ancient cavalcades 

From the shipyards of New Zealand 

Chasing history I left home 

Moving west into the sunset 

Became the sunset of our lives 

I was factory made and settled 

Safe from storm and broken earth 

There's so much to do every day 

Dreams keep on disappearing 

We cling to the walls of our heart 

Keeps us from coming undone 

Now danger lurks behind the spreader 

And Charlton Heston casts the first stone 

User interference birthmarks 

Clever, not very wise 

Let the lamp lights keep on shining now 

While those searchlights in skies they are turning 

We climb to the top of the heap 

I wish I could fly