Monique Brumby - Across This Land lyrics

Gazing out across this land Birds fly from the palm of your hand We walked through the South Melbourne Gardens When you spoke my heart had to listen Years I spent searching not knowing where to begin Now I've found you, my brothers, my friends One brother played me music on his didgeridoo The other told me of the races held under the South Melbourne Moon Where all the town's folk would gather On weekends and holidays too To watch and bet on the horses As they raced around the park where we stood Under the oak tree, it's branches our canopy I picture the terrace houses filled with the jostling crowds At the start of the 20th Century When these oak trees first grew from the ground Years I spent searching and now I've found a place to begin Gazing out across this land