Story Behind The Song
Written in a homesick moment. Vegemite really is Australian comfort food.
Song Description
An acoustic ballad sung from the northern hemisphere to Australia in the southern hemisphere. Births, deaths and marriages, and the memories attached to a place are what we miss when relocated to a new country.
| Song Length |
2:36 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Quiet |
Subject |
Home, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Shawn Colvin |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The stars above they are not my stars
And the faces show no trace of comprehension
They head south for the winter
Well I?d be heading north
But that was in a different place
And I?m a little off-course
Half a world away
Way down under
I wake while they sleep
Is it any wonder
That the gum trees are sad
And barely whisper
Cause like me they?d rather be
Half a world away
The water flows the other way or so I?m told
It?s getting warmer at home but here it?s cold
Camille had a child
Kasey?s engaged
Lisa was a bride
Paul passed away
But that?s half a world away
Way down under
Goes on while I?m gone
Is it any wonder
I eat Vegemite on lonely nights
And dream of mother
Cause she knows I?d rather be
Half a world away
Half a world away
© AUDREY AULD MEZERA 2006 (Control)