Verse I stood the shore at Southampton, Salt wind in my hair, a case in my hand. We were going to western Aus-tralia. It made me the man that I am, I am, It made me the man that I am. On the crossing they called us the orphans, They were the family that I never had, We said goodbye at Freemantle. And it made me the man that I am, I am, It made me the man that I am. Far away, so far away, sometimes I feel so far away, but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day, I've work to do I'll be on my way. I don't like to talk about Fair-bridge. What happened there I still don't understand, These days I sleep with the lights on. It made me the man that I am, I am, It made me the man that I am. Far away, so far away, sometimes I feel so far away, but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day, I've work to do I'll be on my way. I stand the shore at Southampton, It took me forty eight years to be here again I wait for the tears but they won't come It made me the man that I am, I am, It made me the man that I am.