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Woofy
02:00
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Woofy
Woofy, you're forty-nine in dog years now
And as the years go by I see your whiskers fading to a distinguished shade of white
And Woofy, it makes me sad to think these thoughts
Why does your DNA conspire to make you old and grey while I'm pretty much the same?
If you found the fountain of youth
Would you lap it up or would just have a sniff and cock your leg?
And Woofy, I wanna see you every day
I wanna take you for a walk or chase you round the yard cause you'd do the same for me
And every man thinks that his dog
Is better than everyone else's dog but they have not met you
And Woofy I wanna say that I love you
I wanna say that I'll always say "I love you Woofy I love you"
Except for the time that you bit me
But we patched things up pretty quickly
I wanna say that I'll always say "I love you Woofy, I love you"
I love you Woofy I love you
I love you Woofy I do
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Nostalgia
02:29
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Nostalgia
You broke my heart and made me hate the world
And I've only just regained my mental health
I was in Rockingham, you were in LathlainLeft alone a man might beat up his brain.
Boom boom boom
It's nobody's fault but I don't know that yet
I guess that you can tell I'm desperate
Called your mum, she said to leave you alone
Can't she tell I'm climbing the walls on my own tonight alone
I miss my friends they've gone all gone away
Lost track of time and soon we'll all be old
And I've learned along the way
Nostalgia can break your heart
Why did you break my heart?
Could we be friends if we could reconcile
All the behaviour that drove us apart?
Haven't seen you since, maybe that's right
Makes me sick to think of those lonely nights
I miss my friends they've gone all gone away
Lost track of time and soon we'll all be old
And I've learned along the way
Nostalgia can break your heart
Why did you break my heart?
Did I break your heart too?
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Vicuna
03:53
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Vicuna
My father was a llama, my mother was his wife
Her family came from mountain stock I'm sure
And I watched them work for peanuts all their lives
Though I loved them dearly I still wanted more
"Follow in our hoof-steps" is all that they could say to me
"Thank God above you've got a noble job to do"
But at night I yearned for the rocky ridge above me
When they went to work one day's when I shot through
And I said "Don't weigh me down I'm a vicuna"
My silk fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca gold
Don't try and tie me up, cause I'm no beast of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep me held
Up into the Andes I ascended that fine day
The road was treacherous but my feet served me well
When I looked down at my parents' home and all that I surveyed
I knew at altitude was where my fortune dwelled
But I nearly froze to death it was so cold that first lonely night
My woolly coat's the reason I survived
When at last I woke and I beheld that gracious sight
Well I thanked the Lord above that I'd arrived
A pretty graceful maiden she was so nimble and so free
I batted my eyelashes at her and she at me
But her daddy came a-bounding and he spat right in my face
Said no llama's son was gonna take his baby
But I said "Don't stop me now, I'm a vicuna"
My silky fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca gold
Don't try and tie me up, cause I'm no beast of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep me held
Seeing's I'm no pacifist I spat back in his face
And he respected me for doing just as much
He extended his right hoof to me and said
"Join the vicuna race"
And soon I had his lovely daughter up the duff
Now we say "Don't weigh us down we're all vicunas"Our silky fleece is warm and worth its weight in Inca goldDon't try and tie us up, cause we're not beasts of burden
All the rope in Machu Picchu cannot keep us held
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4. |
Heart Like A Tap
04:27
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Heart Like a Tap
My heart is leaking inside, soon it will fill me
I'd turn it off like a tap if it were that easy
It's up past the lump in my throat, and it keeps on rising
It only recedes when my thoughts are distracted from you
First I felt it burn in my hands but I could ignore it
Then I felt it choke up my lungs till I thought I'd die
When it finally gets to my head will it push my eyes out?
Or will I just cry and greet the new day resolved to forget you?
I sat bolt upright last night to shake off the feeling
That I had a mountain of stone lying on top of me
I opened my hands once or twice but they'd turned to concrete
I went for a walk took some pills and went back to sleep
I can control how I feel most of the time now
I think I'm beginning to feel that I could be right
But if I'd not sedated myself would I have stopped breathing?
Would I have survived to greet the new day resolved to forget you?
It's harder and harder to know if I should forget you
The sky's red tonight so I might resolve to forget you
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5. |
Lonely After All
03:00
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Lonely After All
Dave and Marie are circle dancing at the Fly-By-Night
They call me over to join the circle but I'm alright
I'm not in the mood for dancing so I step outside
Fremantle's shiny and bright
But I'm not dancing tonight, it's just me and my mind
Am I selfish am I wrong?
Police have blocked off the road and they're telling me "Turn around"
There's a tarpaulin hiding something on the ground
Tomorrow's paper will say a lady got run down
Crossing over the road
But I'm not bothered tonight, it's just me and my mind
Am I selfish am I wrong?
And am I gonna be lonely after all?
Seagulls are having sex in the car park at Hungry Jack's
It seems to be consensual so I'm okay with that
I bought a packet of smokes from the servo driving back
There's some beers in the fridge
But they won't soothe me tonight, it's just me and my mind
Am I selfish am I wrong?
And am I gonna be lonely after all?
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6. |
Famous In Perth
04:31
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Famous In Perth
The mattress magnate with the funny blonde highlights
Is driving in front of me
I've seen his face plastered on the shopfronts
Or more often on TV
In a silver convertible, with personalised numberplates
I wonder what it's like
To be famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast
The discount merchant of Dada tracksuits
Walked past me last night
I felt like I should actually know him
I've seen him so many times
I think he's out of business now
A casualty of changing trends
The brutal rise and fall
Of the famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast
Maybe if I had a profitable business
I'd script my ads myself
And put my face in print advertising
Conspicuously flaunt my wealth
I'd make the social pages
And make it with young socialites
Maybe then I'd say
That I'm famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast
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Son I see your torment, you've not slept for days
Has your heart grown heavy? Tell your dear old father
Yes I am confounded; Cupid's arrow struck me
I gave my heart freely, but she lies with another
Does she know your intentions?
Yes
What did she say?
That's a difficult question
I'm your father you should tell me anyway
Basically the attraction's mutual and despite her previous declarations of impending separation from her beau she still loves him and they plan to stay together and there's nothing I can do
What a mess!
Yes
What does a father say to his son when it's clear his heart's been broken and there's nothing he can do?
I'm not one for dragging up the past, but I see your heart's been broken and it breaks my heart in turn to my son so sad and blue
The Harbour-Master's Daughter
When I was a young man in the merchant navy I set sail
I broke many hearts, many hearts along the way
Each town like the last one, till an earthly angel caught my eye
The Harbour Master's daughter, she was chaste and dressed in white
And every time she smiled I was sure that I would die
I heard she was betrothed to a carabinieri's son
I asked her to come with me so sure was I she was the one
Early Sunday morning and the time had come to sail
I heard she'd taken flight to a convent in the hills
She gave her life to Jesus as I steamed out of the bay
So you see, son, there's nothing you can do when mighty God decides to tear your plans apart
For he finds it most amusing when life becomes confusing for the insignificant human who cannot control his heart
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8. |
Glue Factory Blues
03:56
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Glue Factory Blues
Driving home alone, float behind me empty
They'll melt down your bones I know
It's gonna hurt me more than you now
The road that rises up, seems to sense my treachery
I can only hope and pray, as they lead you away
The end will come swiftly
And I hope you forgive them
And I hope you forgive me too
I'd rather die right here with your hoof through my heart
Had I been less of a burden..?
It's too late for that now
Had I taken less of your time..?
Well I can't answer that
Had I not kicked you to the ground..?
I know it's gonna hurt me more than you now
And I hope you forgive them
And I hope you forgive me too
I'd rather die right here with your hoof through my heart
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Fly-Out City
03:30
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Whaling Town
I can feel the breeze from the sea it's a warm day in Fremantle
Sometimes there's piss on the wind if the sheep ships are in but not today
I'm usually numb when I come here to see you in Fremantle
There's something in the sunshine the eucalypts are smiling on me today
And the thought of your face made it hard to accept that you'd gone
But it's easier now and I'll fend for myself in this old whaling town
And as I pull away from the gate and the sun sets on Fremantle
Among the fishermen, wharfies and market gardeners you'll sleep
Right here; would you mind if I just lay down?
It's nice here; let the earth come and drag me down
I've felt like the wife of a sailor and one day you'd come home
And the thought of your face made it hard to accept that you'd gone
But it's easier now and I'll fend for myself in this old whaling town
And as I pull away from the gate and the sun sets on Fremantle
Among the fishermen, wharfies and market gardeners you'll sleep
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