Sydney, 1926, this is the story of a manJust a kid in from the sticks, just a kid with a planSt George took a gamble, played him in first gradePretty soon that young man showed them how to flash the bladeAnd at the age of nineteen he was playing for the StateFrom Adelaide to Brisbane the runs did not abateHe hit ’em hard, he hit ’em straight He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was... View Article
A ship is sailing into harbourA party’s waiting on the shoreAnd they’re running up the flag nowAnd they want us all to cheer Charlie’s head nearly reaches the ceilingBut his feet don’t touch the floorFrom a prison issue blanket his body’s swingingHe won’t dance any more Take me away from your dance floorLeave me out of your paradeI have not the heart for dancingFor dancing on his grave Hunted man out on the BarcooBroken man on Moreton BayHunted man across... View Article
Crosstown, under the freeway, late at nightCrosstown, over the river shining brightI reach my destination and I find her arms waiting to hold meHer love is mine She lives high on the hillside, ain’t no shackShe’s got anything she wants, she don’t lackDaddy calls her his precious but he would dieIf he knew what his darling daughter did on the sly And when we can’t be together I call my imaginationTakes me over the waterCrosstown is around the world Now... View Article
A tug comes on the wire, duty calls me nowShe says ‘My land is useless and I need some kind of plough’(She’s my kind of driver)I’m upstanding straight away, I’m ready for my toilI feel her whip cracking on my back as I dig into her soil(She’s my kind of driver) I’m burning up her cane, I’m threshing in her barnShe keeps me at my business until I’m breaking downI’m working way too hard, I never get to saveBut I... View Article
Once I had a life so rareBeauty lived inside the lairDesdemona straight and trueDesdemona gold and blueWell I lost my DesdemonaWith my own hands I destroyed herYes I lost my DesdemonaI fell for lies, I fell for lies Poison in my ear at nightTook away my appetiteI couldn’t hold on to the painSomething broke inside my brainWell I lost my DesdemonaWith my own hands I destroyed herYes I lost my DesdemonaI fell for lies, I fell for lies Never has... View Article
She breaks in on a dollar everywhere she goesShe leads him on more than she will ever knowUntouchable and it’s such a crimeI find her ways are always taking up my mindUntouchable-I’m the one to fallUntouchable-and I come each time she callsShe breaks in on a friendship everywhere she goesI find her ways are always taking up my mindGet down on my knees just for herTell the world I do adore herUntouchable just like water flowsUntouchable when she’s taking off... View Article
I went out one morning, I stood on the shoreline againMaybe I was dreaming as the light came streaming inMemory and rhyme bringing back the timeEverything under the sun Leaving South Fremantle in a Falcon panel vanWe were smoking Marlboro, always singing Barbara AnnSpinning out our dreams, making up our schemesAll day long under the sun I can see them all so clearly now they’re goneThey’re flying, they’re dying one by one We were microscopic, swarming in the honey sunWe... View Article
They got married early, never had much moneyThen when he got laid off they really hit the skidsHe started up his drinking, then they started fightingHe took it pretty badly, she took both the kidsShe said: “I’m not standing by, to watch you slowly dieSo watch me walking, out the door”She said, “Shove it, Jack, I’m walking out the fucking door” She went to her brother’s, got a little bar workHe went to the Buttery, stayed about a yearThen he... View Article
She catches taxis, he likes walking to the stationShe goes to parties, he goes with her just to please herThey go round-round and roundOut at a restaurant she’s a little high and mightyHe wants to kiss her, he’s full of piss and peace and beautyThey go round-round and roundKnow your friends, know your friendsYou gotta have one, one to lean onShe has a problem with some man who stayed and then ranHe’s understanding but oh how his heart is breakingThey... View Article
I woke up one morning, my head was feeling soreWoke up to the sound of knocking, detectives at my doorThere were two of them, they walked right in, 1 said What’s going on?’The sergeant shook his head and said ‘Don’t you know what you have done?’I don’t remember a thing They took me to a house, 1 knew that I’d been there beforeThere were men with tape and pencils, there was blood upon the floorThe sergeant asked me softly ‘Now... View Article