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Forty Miles to Saturday Night

July 31, 2023 4:54 am Published by Comments Off on Forty Miles to Saturday Night

Well I rubbed the dirt all downAnd I washed away six aching daysAnd my shoes all slick and spitAnd my singlet fresh and my sideburns shavedAs I turn from the mirrorAnd I open my first beer since yesterday Danny brings the Bedford roundA three-ton girl with a ten-foot trayAnd she knows the way to townSo we kiss goodbye to two weeks’ payNow the leaves are shakingAnd the stars are all waking from the day Big wheel turning (turning all night)Big... View Article

Don’t Stand So Close to the Window

July 31, 2023 4:52 am Published by Comments Off on Don’t Stand So Close to the Window

Oh Marlene, how we fellWhat we’ve done now we never can tellBottle of wine, then anotherSuddenly we fell into each other Don’t stand so close to the windowSomebody out there might see Then the word on the wireWould be just like Ash Wednesday bushfireKiss me quick, kiss me warmPut your dress on and hurry back home Don’t stand so close to the windowSomebody out there might seeAnd you’re not supposed to be here with me There’s a way, there’s a... View Article

Big Heart

July 31, 2023 4:50 am Published by Comments Off on Big Heart

Listen to me before you leaveI’ve got something to say to youOne thing I know, I’ve got good eyesI don’t like what I seeJust like a V8 under the hoodOf a car made of nails and woodYour big heart’s gonna break your little body You light the lamp, I follow you downI stand right by your sideOut in the dark, it’s bitter, it’s coldI don’t much like this rideSometimes the motor never can stopSometimes the wine overrunneth the cupYour big... View Article

Same Old Walk

July 31, 2023 4:49 am Published by Comments Off on Same Old Walk

My house burned down a year ago and all your letters and photos I lost themWaiting at the terminal, suddenly I see you stroll through customsYour hair is long and bottle red, it used to be light brownI nearly didn’t recognise you, then my heart unwoundI see you’ve got the same old walk A man is sticking close to you, you’re both wearing Italian shoes and diamondsAnd he looks so satisfied, a little on the glassy side, he’s smilingYou changed... View Article

Dumb Things

July 31, 2023 4:48 am Published by Comments Off on Dumb Things

Welcome, strangers, to the showI’m the one who should be lying lowSaw the knives out, turned my backHeard the train coming, stayed out on the trackIn the middle, in the middle, in the middle of a dreamI lost my shirt, I pawned my ringsI’ve done all the dumb things Caught the fever, heard the tuneThought I loved her, hung my heart on the moonStarted howling, made no senseThought my friends would rush to my defenceIn the middle, in the middle,... View Article