intro] [pre-verse] It was in nineteen ninety five We took the trip of our lives And just in case you wonder We packed our bags went Down Under (Down Under) [verse] After the longest flight We landed North in Cairns Only one of us spoke English The other used his hands Rubies and sapphires Rarely on our minds No time to see the ocean We left the reef behind [bridge, melancholic] We had some troubles tipping And then were on our way Were driving on the left side From February until May (hey!) Oh [chorus] Take me away to the seaside From the islands to the hills From the cities and the mountains To the deserts and the plains I can still recall The beauty of it all And now it is so far All the way in Australia (Australia) [verse] Well we drove along the coastline And we dined with Hungry Jack’s Stayed away from all the salties And went off the beaten tracks Cold lasagna in Brisbane Phil Collins in Adelaide The ferry down in Melbourne The sunburn up in Broome [bridge] Thirteen thousand miles The distance seemed so vast But time it passed by quickly We arrived in Perth at last [chorus] Take me away to the seaside From the sunrise to the rain From the cities and mountains To the deserts and the plains I can still recall The beauty of it all But now you are so far Far away in Australia (AUSTRALIA!) Far away in Australia Far away in Australia Oho I can still recall The beauty of it all But now you are so far So far [Melodic strings outro]
