The Great Australian Dream (Live)

The Great Australian Dream (Live) - Graeme Connors

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

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

I'm lookin' for an answer

To the Great Australian dream

There's gotta be an answer

To the Great Australian Dream