Man Across the Ocean

[Verse] Man across the ocean You floated on a board Five thousand-mile journey on a raft Made of local timber [Verse] Man across the ocean To that many are sworn Through beating sun and freezing nights You saw the sun reborn [Chorus] Hello My man Boy Am I glad to see you in my land You're halfway 'round the world from where you stand Welcome to the land down under In the skin of the lion [Verse] With no one else to see you resting there Except for those that you left back home And you arrived in solemn prayer Thanking God that you were spared On this natural disaster [Chorus] Tanzania You reached out long so you could be in here Been forty years. I tell you it means cheers And now you're safely here So there's umm No denying [Bridge] Man across the ocean Man across the way Man across the ocean Came on here today [Verse] Back to Australia He journeyed far across the waves Long years away from Aussie shores Memories like the ocean's caves Calling him back once more The man who crossed the ocean wide Returning home with hope and pride Through tides of change and endless blue Australia waits, a dream renewed [Bridge] Man across the ocean Man across the way Man across the ocean Came on here today [Chorus] Australia You reached out long so you could be in here Been sixty years years. I tell you it means cheers And now you're safely here So there's umm No denying [Outro] But now you're older and time has flown Seasons passed like the winds that moan Yet the spirit within remains so bold A life full of stories yet to be told Across the ocean, your heart still lays But here in Australia, you'll end your days Time's gentle hands have etched your face But in your heart, there's still a place