Lyrics Good Light in Broome - Neil Murray

I was hanging round out in Sydney and I was going down
I'd done too many parties my money was running out
Then I met an old man who lived all alone
He had two dogs for company and that's all he owned

He was saving up his pension for a one way fare
Said that when he had enough he was getting out of there
I said "really, what are you gonna do?"
He smiled and said "there's good light in Broome"

I went out to Western Queensland working in the sheds
Met a girl in Quilpie and we got wed
Moved up to the Gulf
Had our first born
We were livin' in a caravan I was working on the prawns

I came home from a stormy sea
She'd up and gone
Left a note for me
On it she wrote "I'm sick of you"
That's when I felt there's good light in Broome

Good light in Broome and I'll be there soon
I know exactly what I'm a gonna do
Sit on the beach and stare at the moon
Haven't you heard? There's good light in Broome

I headed down south couldn't take the hint
Saw a lot of pubs had a lot to drink
I was running pretty ragged I didn't hardly eat
I was thinking about her and what she did to me

There was a road and a hair-pin bend
Then I woke up in a hospital bed
"How do you feel?" said a voice in the room
I gave the answer "There's good light in Broome"

I went trucking out of Melbourne back and forwards to Perth
It didn't take long and it seemed like a curse
My eyes were on the road but my mind was somewhere else
When I pulled in to a Nullarbor roadhouse
Waitress came over and she's there looking at me
She asked me how I was I said "bit ordinary"
She said "I thought that might be your tune"
I said "don't tell me there's good light in Broome

Good light in Broome well I'll be there soon
I know exactly what I'm a gonna do
Sit on the beach and stare at the moon
Haven't you heard? There's good light in Broome

Well when I get to Cable Beach
I'll fall right out of the truck and into the sea
With my clothes still on I'll plunge under the waves
And all the dirt will drain away

And just like Bunjo I'll get two dogs
And every evening I'll walk them along
On the edge of the country take in the view
Just like I heard there's good light in Broome

Good light in Broome well I'll be there soon
I know exactly what I'm a gonna do
Sit on the beach and stare at the moon
Didn't I Tell You? There's good light in Broome