[Verse 1]
When I was a young boy
I wanted to sail around the world
That's the life for me
Living on the sea
Spirit of a sailor
Circumnavigates the globe
The lust of a pioneer
Will acknowledge no frontier

[Pre-Chorus]
I remember you by
Thunderclap in the sky
Lightning flash, tempers flare
'Round the horn, if you dare

[Chorus]
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat

[Verse 2]
Aotearoa
Rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl
At the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance
Didn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me?
I'll conquer and stay free