To My Son

17/01/2000
Lounging in the back yard
Puffing away on a smoke
Just sitting back
And drinking Jack
Mixed with a dash of Coke

Bringin' a bit of noise to the suburbs
Just wearing Stubbies and thongs (that's shorts and shoes to you non-Aussies ;-)
Got the 6 disk stack
Filled with a rack
Of good old Aussie songs

Hunters and Mentals and Oils (Bands: Hunters & Collectors, Mental as Anything, Midnight Oil)
And others beside
Sitting and drinking
Until I stop thinking
And I find a place to hide

From the memory of you
Accompanied by the pain
'Cause you are gone
And I'm alone
And our home just isn't the same

But whenever I close my eyes
I can see your face
Crystal clear
As if you're here
Not in some other place

So I try not to think of my loss
I play the cordial host
As I learn to cope
All I do is hope
That you know I love you the most.