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North of South

by Chris Gordon

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In the US if you want to keep moving you'll normally head west and end up at/in the Pacific Ocean. In Australia it's traditionally been north and hitting the Arafura or Timor Sea.

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The Monsoon rain the sugar cane

Life was full of bills and mortgage woes
I saw no future so I hit the road
Headed north was a clear escape
I knew no one no one knew my fate
It was a circumstance an old romance
Such a bitter fight lead to the tracks to the darker side

Arafura end of highway one
Through the centre scared of what I’d done
I left the family in a deep dark whole and I'm wondering are they still wondering
Through these truck stop towns
For the broken down
With a freeway ride
Down to the tracks on the darker side

The monsoon rain the sugar cane
Diamond light the fetid night

Now I live beside a mangrove swamp
Sheets of fibro build on timber stumps
The ghosts of soldiers back from ‘42
At night I hear them and the Zeros too
I did my time Vung Tau ‘69
And those dragon’s eyes
Pushed me over to the outer side
So I bide my time
Drinking rum and lime
Hide my bitter pride
Chart my day through the sun and the tides

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released April 15, 2020
Chris Gordon vocals and all instruments

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Chris Gordon Brisbane, Australia

I studied music formally, both music theory and classical guitar. I love most styles of music but writing popular /contemporary songs resonates with, and creatively inspires me.

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