| Because it’d been a while since I’d been out to see the world
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| (But it’s so far away!)
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| Yeah, that’s true but long trips are good for me
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| (What are they good for?)
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| 'Cause I need time alone to organise my dreams
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| (What did you see there?)
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| I saw some nice folks and some sunny cities, too
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| (Who did you meet there?)
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| I met a guy who’d been punched in the face by a kangaroo—that's true
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| (I've heard that happens there)
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| Down here I don’t know no-one
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| And no-one knows me
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| No no no no no no no no.
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| (Yeah yeah!)
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| On a plane from Melbourne to Brisbane
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| (Did you get some sleep there?)
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| Naw, 'cause I was surrounded by thirty twelve-year-old girls from the
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| Queensland gymnastics team
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| (What were they up to?)
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| Little ones next to me were laughing and whispering too
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| (What a nightmare)
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| Yeah and they kept staring at me like I was some exotic animal at the zoo
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| (What did you think of Brisbane?)
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| It was pretty, I found a sunny spot and drank beer all day
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| (Sounds lovely)
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| Down here I don’t know no-one
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| And no-one knows me
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| No no no no no no no no.
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| (Yeah yeah!)
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| (You said this was a tour, but you haven’t mentioned any shows)
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| Well I was getting to that…
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| (Did you make any money?)
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| Yeah I did fine, actually
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| (Did you make any friends?)
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| Yeah I did, I met some really great people down there
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| (Did you write any songs?)
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| Um, just this one really
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| (How was your show at the Sydney Opera House?)
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| Oh it was great, y’know? |
| It was amazing to play there
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| (Did you have a band?)
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| Yeah I had a band just for that one show, um, and all the rest were solo shows
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| (Did anyone come to your solo shows?)
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| I mean, not really, but I still enjoyed 'em
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| (What about them did you enjoy?)
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| Uh, people seemed to actually like those art history songs I wrote, so y’know,
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| it was encouraging
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| (Do you like to be alone?)
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| Yeah I’ve always liked to be alone
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| (Does it give you time to think?)
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| Yeah, I mean, that’s what I like about it
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| (What do you think about?)
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| Uh, I don’t know… I think about lots of things
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| (Like what?)
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| Uh, you know, I think about like… songs I’m working on, and I think about my
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| kids and my wife and I think about the future… I think about death
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| (Death?)
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| Yeah, I mean, doesn’t everyone?
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| (Do you believe in the afterlife?)
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| Uh I don’t know actually, do you?
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| (Yes!)
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| Really? |
| How are you so sure?
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| (It just seems like there must be something else)
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| Yeah, I mean, it’d be great but who knows, y’know?
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| (Yeah, I guess)
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| Hey where are you from, anyway?
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| (New Jersey)
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| Oh really? |
| Where in Jersey?
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| (Secaucus)
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| Oh sorry, was it a total pain in the ass to get over here from Secaucus?
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| (Yes, and it’s actually pronounced 'see-caucus')
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| Oh, it is? |
| I’ve always said 'suh-caucus')
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| (Yeah, a lot of people do) |