"Hometown" lyrics

Twenty-eight Duckett street
Running in the yard staring at my feet
Three pairs of socks just to fit my brothers shoes
Nine years old and nothing to lose
The weight of the world on my shoulders
As the night gets colder

Twenty-eight Duckett street
Lazy summer days climbing mulberry trees
Friday night singing at the L&A Hotel
Sunday morning ringing St Mary's church bell

Oh what a life in the country
In Beaudesert 1970

Dusty roads and swimming holes
And blankets on the ground
Old time songs and singalongs
The sun is sinking down
But there's a light on
In my hometown

Twenty-eight Duckett street
Love was warm but bitter sweet
For Ricky boy, sister Kay and brother Skeeter too
Lovely mamma dear and sweet old Blue
Making a lifetime of memories
In Beaudesert 1970

Dusty roads and swimming holes
And blankets on the ground
Old time songs and singalongs
The sun is sinking down
But there's a light on
In my hometown

Tamrookum to Mt Tamborine
Jimboomba to Rathdowney
Jumping off the bridge at old Spring Creek
We were young and wild and free

Oh what a life in the country
Beaudesert 1970

Dusty roads and swimming holes
And blankets on the ground
Old time songs and singalongs
The sun is sinking down
But there's a light on
In my hometown
In my hometown

Oh Saturday night and nowhere to go
Kissin' and listenin' to the radio