Haul Away (T Finn) Lyrics

 I was born in Te Awamutu, 25th of June 1952
 Ten pounds of boy
 Haul away, haul away, haul away
 My mother and father's pride and joy
 Richard and Mary, drink to my journey
 Haul away

 I left home at the age of thirteen
 Went to boarding school on a scholarship
 Small fish, big sea
 Haul away, haul away, haul away
 No more happy childhood days for me
 Catholic condition
 Strength thru exhaustion
 Haul away

 At 21, I was thirsting for experience
 and my brain was about to burst
 Stare at the rug
 Haul away, haul away, haul away
 That novel approach worked like a drug
 Nothing was different
 Everything changed then
 Haul away

 Years ago in an Auckland flat this odyssey began
 Motivates me still, Northward I'm bound
 Haul away, haul away, haul away
 Ambition has lost me friends and time
 Young men are waiting, lapping at my heels
 Haul away

 Now I'm having a nervous breakdown
 But my mates will see that I don't go down
 Love goes all wrong
 Haul away, haul away, haul away
 It's all we can do to carry on
 Everyone has their own little story
 Haul away