From tallinn to spain
From summer heat to pouring rain
I sailed only to find you

I
Was sixteen and I was
Thrown out from the door
I didn't wanna mop
My step dads floor

I
Was loafing at the port
When it started to rain
I sneaked into a ship
It was start of the trip

Shanghai '69
(it was the year
It was the place, when I saw your face...)

Then, days became weeks
And weeks became months
South china sea
What a place to be

And I saw you
At the port of huangpo
Didn't believe you could care
Just some white kid coming there
Your intentions were sheer

Sweet orange and mango
Opium and tango

Shanghai '69
It's where I met you
It's where I let you
It's where I let you go

Didn't ask your name
Oh, I didn't want to sound so lame
I thought that it was just a game
And you would've felt the same like I did

So I sailed away from you
Trough the sound of huangpo, but still
You're a tattoo in my arm
I still taste your tiger balm!

Shanghai '69
It's where I met you
It's where I let you
It's where I let you go

It's where I met you
And then I let you go