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Lyrics

"Olongapo"

Copyright 2007, Michael D, all rights reserved.

Verse 1:
Young girl, born into poverty,
Her family starves in need,
Her father works all day,
He does what he can,
He's a slave to Marcos's greed,
Who takes all he's made,
And impoverished an entire land.

Verse 2:
Her family moves, to the island of Luzon,
With hopes of a life beyond.
She'll help her family's needs,
Through whatever means she can,
She'll give up her pride,
And live in shame,
In a life that's been damned.

Verse 3:
Olongapo, is near Subic Bay,
And where the warships stay.
The young girls come from afar,
But can only find work in the bars.

Chorus 1:
The sailors come by steel ships from the war,
They tell their tales of the sea and foreign shores.
A sailor's life is a lot like the wind,
They're here one day but then they're gone again.

Verse 4:
A future with hope,
Lie in a sailors love,
And comfort in his arms.
She's willing to do what he asked,
Just hoping he'll treat her well,
She'll give him her love,
And ask little in return,
And prays he'll give her his name.

Verse 5:
He left her crying,
With a baby on the way.
He promised he'd return one day,
A cold wind blew that day,
As she watch him sail away.

Chorus 2:
As steel ships sailed off to the war,
He left a new life on that foreign shore.
But time faded his memory of her away,
Still she waits for his return everyday.

Verse 6:
Young girl, born into poverty,
Her mother starves in need,
She looks to the sea at night,
And she prays he will return.

Chorus 3:
On a ship of steel, through the salt spray and the wind,
Bringing the promised life that could have been,
But sometimes a promise is like the wind.
A fleeting hope that's gone just like the wind,
But sometimes a promise is like the wind.
Another dream that's blown away by the wind.