Verse 1

I Went Out Walking Through The City Centre

It Happened Just The Other Day

Sometimes The Harbour In The Winter

Blows A Little Luck My Way

I Stood Around Like John Lee Hooker

Waiting For My Ship To Come In

But When You're Down On Your Last Twenty Dollar

The View Is Such A Beautiful Thing



Verse 2

I've Seen A Girl Of Twelve Sit And Shoot Herself

Higher Than A National Dream

And Sleep It Off Just A Spit Away

From The Tires Of A Limousine

I May Recall Another World

Where Money Never Had No Sting

But Right Here She's A Big Girl Now

The City's Such A Beautiful Thing



Her Eyes Are As Cold As A Centrefold

And Her Mouth Has Come Undone

And Like A Child Conceived On New Years Eve

She Don't Belong To Anyone



Verse 3

You Don't Need To Hold A Lot Of Money

To Figure How The World Goes Round

You Don't Need To Climb On Anybody

To Get A Feel For What Goes Down

She Could Be On The Colour TV

Teachin' All The World To Sing

But Out Here On A Black And White Pier

It Ain't Such A Beautiful Thing



Verse 4

Now I'm A Northern Territory Man

The Territory Lives In Me

And I Fail To Understand

The Silly Bloody Things I See

I Went Out Walking Through The City Centre

Thinking Back To Alice Springs

This Place Is Harder Every Winter

And Home Is Such A Beautiful Thing



Verse 5

I Went Out Walking Through The City Centre

It Happened Just The Other Day

Sometimes The Harbour In The Winter

Blows A Little Luck My Way

I Went Out Walking Through The City Centre

Thinking Back To Alice Springs

This Place Is Harder Every Winter

And Home Is Such A Beautiful Thing

This Place Is Harder Every Winter

And Home Is Such A Beautiful Thing