I've practiced running down your roads that lead me nowhere And I ran faster than I could through each dead end Got stuck in roundabouts and traffic Jams no road service and on the way I lost and found some of my friends So Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Now let's go! I slipped and slithered, tripped and fell on worn out pavement I picked myself up and I learned to walk again I've written letters then moved on and never sent them Once words escape and hurt That shit's so hard to mend So Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Now let's go I've seen behind the curtain and beyond the footlights And on a see saw I have been both high and low I close my eyes to look into silence And I return again with all the love I know So Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Take me back to the Junction Now let's go Nice and slow Back to what I know

When I get on the path I wanna see where it takes me Wanna notice the beauty I see along the way In a butterfly moment want the sunlight igniting Harmonic incandescence in my heart Will you walk with me slowly – will you pause, will you linger? Will you smile as you twirl me around? Will you see things that I see or will old frames just hinder And make you rescind from your Joie de la vie? OOOO Will You? When I get home from work I wanna listen and hold you In my arms enfold you and gaze into your eyes In there I’ll remember you are strong and you’re tender Hear harmonic incandescence in my heart Will you walk with me slowly – will you pause, will you linger? Will you smile as you twirl me around? Will you see things that I see or will old frames just hinder And make you rescind from your Joie de la vie? OOOO Will You? When we wake every morning See a new day is dawning Seasons move swiftly with each anniversary As we wind up the mountain and we drink from the fountain Of the well spring that bubbles in our hearts Will you walk with me slowly – will you pause, will you linger? Will you smile as you twirl me around? Will you see things that I see or will old frames just hinder And make you rescind from your Joie de la vie? OOOO Will You?

I need some action Baby Some satisfaction maybe Been on a drip feed lately Where conditions irritate me Until I’m High So fast and loose O so high On ego juice I need to think about it (think about it) If I can live without it (live without it) Is the juice worth the squeeze? (worth the squeeze) I’m beggin for release (release) Until I’m High So fast and loose O so high On ego juice O yeah I’m High with a new excuse O so high On ego juice Give up my indignation (indignation) Addiction to frustration (frustration) Stop being shocked and stunned (Shocked and stunned) Forgiving is more fun (more fun) – for everyone But I’m High So fast and loose O so high On ego juice O yeah I’m High With a new excuse O so high on ego juice

I’ll try every morning You’ll try every day My my joy is calling Buy buy me flowers to say It’s gonna be alright, we’ll make it through the night Donor’s coming soo soo soon It might not be as planned We may not understand, but we’ll get through, through through Me and You Bouquets, with their perfume Bring light to every room Inspire with their beauty We can be cut and still bloom It’s gonna be alright, we’ll make it through the night Dawn is coming soo soo soon It may not be as planned, but I’m gonna hold your hand And we’ll get through, through through Me and You Years pass, so uncertain, and seasons blossom and fade You sigh, cause you’re hurting And I sigh, with thanks cause you stayed It’s gonna be alright, we’ll make it through the night Dawn is coming soo soo soon, It may not be as planned, I’ll give you a vital organ and We’ll get through, through, through Me and You We always do What we need to Me and You

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story Plant those lines, repeat them, in time they’ll take root You’ll find your glory Cause some seeds - flourish in darkness Some seeds - flourish in weeds Some seeds scatter into the wind When we’re not listening Say what you want, I know that you will anyway I’ve seen it happen Cry to defend lies past the end of the road Leave us begging We’re beggars for Truth and for balance Begging for presence and love Beggars - begging forever Past the push, pull, block and shove Beggars for your loving kindness For your widespread generousity Beggars for the father who left our home For his – next family Beggars outside the door needing And bleeding from tears we can’t cry Beggars for someone to hear our song And wipe the old wounds dry Never let the truth get in the way.

It was one day off from Summer in El Compadre’s Bar Sitting thinking drinking while James looked at a guitar When those haunting words flashed into my mind Hooked me to the past, dragged me down, dumb and blind Reeling me in, said “Honey, you can never win!” A mirror by the bottles, a painting on the wall And I’ve got that empty feeling like I’ve seen and done it all When Augustine smiled, and took a bottle down He said “Tequila? I’m buying you this round” Feeling his grin, he said; “Honey, Feel good in your skin!” I got lost on my way to nowhere, home far away The light around the corner, gets closer each day Mi compadre entiende, (*1) I’d love to stay Con toda mi alma y mi Corazón (*2) I pray and pray Letting it in, Estoy Bien (*3) lose or win. It was one day off from Summer and the sun was beating down And every road’s a dead end when you’re poor in any town But sometimes, we believe that we can fly, So we flap about and try Until we begin, Just to feel good in our skin Outside to in, just to feel good in our skin, In Our Skin. *1- My friend, understands. *2- With all my soul and my heart. *3- I am good.

Make up to cover the bruises inside, long sleeved pajamas when she has to hide The kicks and the screams and the fights for control They’re eating away at her soul At Her Soul, At her Soul, At Her Soul She wished many times that somebody had said Something to snap her awake She got shocked into silence from all of the violence Just eating away at her soul At her Soul, At her Soul, At Her Soul She had no-one to turn to So hidden it was Five Neighbours became champions When they called for the cops to come Hoping they would Save, Hoping they would Save Save Her Soul, Save Her Soul, Save Her Soul, Save Her Soul In the morning, Save Her Soul In the afternoon, Save Her Soul In the evening, Save Her Soul.

He said; “I’ve done some things I shouldn’t a done, but I can’t undo them now, I’m gonna hit the road face the river and try to swim, cause I feel I’m gonna drown If I stick around.” She said; “Oh well I’ve seen your back before, when I asked for empathy, Yeah Keep running Darling, ‘til you find the door, perhaps someday, you’ll forgive me Forgive old me?” And in the old gum tree I heard two kookaburras laughing; “Remember how we fought? how absurd it was all for nothing, Give us that time again and we might use another skill set O Lord, we both just carried on, and blamed each other’s innocence.” Then every Christmas time a tug of war, using young ones for the rope Two ends of battles lost was all they saw and they tried to live in hope They said, there’s wrong and right and night and day There’s black and white, no shades of grey Well that was years ago when they were young, now they’re mixed in with the clay Ashes and Clay And in the old gum tree I heard two kookaburras laughing; “Remember how we fought? how absurd it was all for nothing, Give us that time again and we might use another skill set O Lord, we both just carried on, and blamed each other’s innocence.” Blood isn’t thicker than water now as it flows under the bridge We crawl to safety go outside their range and we look down from the ridge We see they’re suffering their boggy trenches and we know the state of play It’s all a game of choice and one day we will all be Ashes and Clay Ashes and Clay And in the old gum tree I heard two kookaburras laughing; “Remember how we fought? how absurd it was all for nothing, Give us that time again and we might use another skill set O Lord, we both just carried on, and blamed each other’s innocence.”

All of my brothers, were driving cars Telling interesting stories, inside musical bars All I wanted, was to drive just the same But the day that red car came home I took some kind of blame You see my mama had learned to drive She got her license I was not even five Home came papa, with a toy car to see For my little brother there was no car for me Families and sharing, is a real sweet idea But when that red car came home, it all became clear Nightmares with tractors haunted my head “That’s for my boy, not you!” was what he said Sure that I’d been a good girl, O it didn’t seem fair My brother was much too young, to see my despair I’d already stopped crying, cause that’s what big girls do And the boy got the red car Whilst the girl got all Blue.

Mama said – “your papa’s from a Murray River clan But he pretends to get along, like any poor white man” Mob will ask me “ Do you know, the Maynards from down South?” “You look like them.” they say, before another word falls from my mouth But – I don’t know. Very few would own up to a lineage back then I was born in 1967 Year of a referendum To survive some had to hide the truth from those in town Just to stay alive and walk upon their ground So – I don’t know I’ve tried to trace my heritage through old birth certificates Paid and paid to take a look and nothing there yet fits Though I hear a Tribal voice inside getting louder everyday O Universe please show me proof I pray and pray and pray Cause – I don’t know

I still remember yesterday Staring out your window With a sense of disillusion you said; “Why would I be choosing this, I can’t look forward to tomorrow Everything I own, I borrow, Everything I earn was stolen from me.” Then I saw you Cry So Tell me, can you face the pieces? Before your dream releases Can you pick them up and stick them together again? It might be broke, but it’s not over You might believe it when you’re sober Lay your head down on my shoulder, (baby) ‘Til then Then I saw you Cry Here we all get kicked and winded In the end we’re still beginners If you can love Then you’re the winner Baby it’s true Cause when we’re all stripped down to nothing If you can still love you got something Keep your heart beat strong and thumping, I will for you Then I saw you SMILE.