17.In A Foriegn Land

Lyricist:Ray Davies

It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax
I held my world in the palm of my hand
And all of my debts were causing me to defect
To a land of bananas and sand

So I ran, yes I ran
Yes, I ran to a foreign land
Here I am, here I am
Here I am in a foreign land

I'm so glad we made it
I thought we'd never land
I grabbed all my cash
And decided to dash far away

Far away, far away to a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land

Goodbye to all of the
Rich man's daughters
Goodbye to my debts
Now I'm 'way cross the water

Far away, far away in a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land

Please tell my mother and all my ex-lovers
That I've finally made the grade
Please tell my debtors and the money collectors
That all of my bills will be paid some day

I'm away, I'm away, far away in a foreign land

Goodbye champagne
And caviar set
I wanna slum and drink
All the rum I can get

I'm away, I'm away in a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land
But I'm all out of my jack and I can't go back
I'm away, far away, far away in a foreign land


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