Remitance Man

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Sinner on the mainland 
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He's a sinner on the sea 
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He looks for absolution 
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Not accountability 
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How many destinations 
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Oh God he's seen them all 
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He collects his precious pittance 
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In every port of call 
 
 
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Remittance Man 
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Blacksheep of the family clan 
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Broke too many rules along the way 
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Remittance Man 
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So far away from home 
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No they'll never understand 
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The Remittance Man 
 
 
A man of empty pockets 
From jingling his change 
The idleness and grieving 
Are all that he retains 
By the harbour lights of Sydney 
Or the Bora Bora moon 
He recites his sad confession 
To the seagulls and the loons 
 
 
Remittance Man 
Blacksheep of the family clan 
Broke too many rules along the way 
Remittance Man 
So far away from home 
No they'll never understand 
The Remittance Man 
 
 
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Well you can claim that you were born a prince 
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But you're the only one you can convince 
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Survivor with no livelihood 
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That you could ever make it good 
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But still you dream of what you can pretend 
 
 
An unexpected passenger 
Boarded in Marseilles 
An angel full of tenderness 
She gave her heart away 
She was but a gypsy 
He was just a stray 
They almost made a miracle 
But it slowly slipped away 
 
So he follows the equator 
With a wish to run aground 
It's a very vicious circle 
Goin' round and round and round 
And he watches from the fantail 
As the mainland disappears 
Just like the Flying Dutchman 
He's a prisoner of his fears 
 
Remittance Man 
Blacksheep of the family clan 
Broke too many rules along the way 
Remittance Man 
So far away from home 
 
 
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No they'll never understand 
           Am    Bm   C 
No they'll never understand 
           Am    Bm   C 
No they'll never understand 
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The Remittance Man