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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Split Enz
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Finn
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Split Enz
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I was a younger man, I wanted to sail 'round the world
That's the life for me, livin' on the sea
Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe
The lust of a pioneer will acknowledge no frontier
[PreChorus]
I remember you by thunderclap in the sky
Lighting flash, tempers flare, round the horn if you dare
[Chorus]
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat
[Verse 2]
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl at the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance didn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me, I'll conquer and stay free
[PreChorus]
Ah, c'mon all you lads, let's forget and forgive
There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore
[Chorus]
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
[PreChorus]
Shipwrecked love can be cruel, don't be fooled by her kind
There's a wind in my sails, will protect and prevail
[Chorus]
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Nothin' to a leaky boat
Written by: Tim Finn