Clean Slate

On a tear across the old country Reached out for the prize Tripped over my knees Fell right back to the Antipodes Clean slate I was waiting at the dock of the bay For another cargo ship To take me away Cut all my losses Start again in Bombay Clean slate In the rain I was waiting in vain Wipe it clean I left home, my love, my land Build a castle made of sand Felt the handcuffs on my hand The cool handshake of aluminium And you don't know how grave it is My friend's eyes are wide with fear Wipe my clean slate down with tears Scorched earth for ten thousand years Clean slate Got my eyes (Still) Got my neck (Still) Got my chain (Still) Got my chequebook (Still) Got my fingers (Still) And a toe I've got nowhere left to go Clean slate (clean slate) Clean slate (clean slate) Clean slate (clean slate) Clean slate (clean slate) Wipe it clean