I Wanna Be a Survivor (2024 Remaster)

When I was a young boy, I knew peace of mind
I'd sit down by the ocean, watch the sea birds fly
But as the years went by and the men grew tired of the country life
We moved up to the city, to the ghetto and the police car siren
And they're calling out my name, screaming 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 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 calling out my name, tell 'em that it's too damn late
'Cause 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
I see my ship, she's down there in the harbour
I sure 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, I won't come back
Even if I live to be a thousand years