Hometown Girl


coastal chill
is the theme song for this fille
not fussed – late, even for her birthday cake
one of the boys
at the footy she makes a noise
shouts green, white, red and purple till her voice breaks

so you can see that
she’ll always be a hometown girl
always cherry ripe for the antipodean way
where would you be my hometown girl?
without vegemite, blue sky so bright..

skimpy bikini
got the tan to match that mini –
skirting past the bar for an extra dry
a surfie chick she claims
but never touched a surfboard in her life
just a part of the pick-up game

went abroad to find herself
definitely didn’t bring back discovered wealth
but a long haired pommie thought he’d found his bride
all of twenty-one
bottle blonde but seen some sun
since getting home from the weather on the other side

and you can guarantee that
she’ll always be a hometown girl
always cherry ripe for the antipodean way
where would you be my hometown girl?
without vegemite, blue sky so bright
southern cross at night

 

words & music:
D. Allen-Williams 2004
(DADF#BE)

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