A simple message for when the music finishes

 Already Here

[Verse 1]
Not scary
Not a beauty queen
Just somebody’s mum
Your aunty
Your sister
Your wife in jeans

Fish and chips
On a Friday night
Laughing in the kitchen
My God
She was right

[Chorus]
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here
Australia
I’m part of you
Been standing here for years
From the servo line
To the back yard cheer
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here

[Verse 2]
Tried locking us up
Thought fear would keep us clean
All it ever bought us
Was a shout for Pauline

Talkback rage
On the radio waves
But the real conversation’s
At the local RSL buffet

[Chorus]
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here
Australia
I’m part of you
Been standing here for years
From the union hall
To the front bar cheer
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here

[Bridge]
I’m in the school pick-up line
In the tin-roof heat
I’m in high-vis
High heels
Bare feet on the seat

This is my language
My backyard
My beer
You can’t send me back
I already live here (hey!)

[Chorus]
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here
Australia
I’m part of you
Been standing here for years
From the western suburbs
To the outback clear
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here

[Outro]
Already here
Already here
Don’t welcome me
I’m already here

Written, produced - Rick Dean
Full commercial usage rights available.

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