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The Long Road Back

by Slim Jim Dinkum

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Written and recorded in Melbourne by Slim Jim Dinkum, backing vocals by Becky Salomons

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When I first moved to the city and was desperate to fit in
I tried to be a surfy bro and talk the lingo
But them surfies didn't like my way of frothin near their fins
they said 'get out of the way ya bloody drongo'
Then I tried to go all retro and I tried to be a punk
And I tried to be a ravin doofin man
And I tried to be a hippy I was smellin like a skunk
Livin in a combi caravan
Then I joined a happy clappin church lovin Jesus club
But none of em liked goin to the pub
So while I was thinkin about my place that I was never gonna find
Something started forming in my mind

Maybe I like being a bogan
Drawlin out every word that is spoken
Three rusty cars out on the lawn
poster of Warney on the dunny door

I tried to be a latte sipper like these trendy hipster types
dining in the fancy cafes with their mates
see I was pouncing like a tiger but I couldn't change me stripes
And if I ever could it was probably too late
Oh well that's ok what can I say?

Maybe I like being a bogan
memorising Paul Hogan slogans
Planting me butt down on a bar stool
accepting what is part and parcel

So if you found you've been wandering down a parallel line
And arrived at a destination similar to mine
Don't look to me for sympathy

No need to fix what isn't broken
Coz it's nothin that I picked mate I was chosen
I have a thing for Tracey Grimshaw
A shrine for Dawny in the Commodore
Maybe I like being a bogan
Drawlin out every word that is spoken
Three rusty cars out on the lawn
Poster of Warney on the dunny door

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released March 22, 2022
Slim Jim Dinkum, Becky Salomons, Dinkum Records

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Slim Jim Dinkum Melbourne, Australia

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