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I turned west in search of something I'd never seen before
The kind of vision Splendid Banjo saw
With a fresh roll in my camera and an eye for things unique
I left my mobile phone at home and went outback for a week
I stood beneath the Tree of Knowledge, let my imagination run
Way back to the Great Shearer's Strike of '91
And as I quietly contemplated all that tragic history
A tour bus full of kids from the city pulled up in front of me
And its baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades
Here in the middle of the Heartland, I feel I'm caught between
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream
Thought I'd try a new direction down the Barcoo, headed south
To the town built round the Black Stump and Jacky Howe
But it was back on course next morning to the Stockman's Hall of Fame
Where I traced the steps of the pioneers and ran into those kids again
With baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades
In the midst of myth and legend, again I'm caught between
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream
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I set out to find the spirit, the inspiration for John Flynn
Walked the streets where Fysh and McGuiness gave the Kangaroo its wings
But each time I thought I'd found it, what makes us who we are
That bus pulls up beside me and the kids get out, yeah the kids get out
And its baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades
So I figure there's an answer somewhere in between
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream
Lookin' for an answer
To the Great Australian dream
There's gotta be an answer
To the Great Australian Dream
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Graeme Connors

Graeme Connors

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