A.O.

[Chorus]

(A.O.) Children mustn't know

That we're living in a city that's built on bones

(A.O.) Hola, amigo

Please enjoy this city before it explodes

(A.O.) Here we, here we go

It's a pity it's a feeling I can't control

(A.O.) The children mustn't know

This is adults only, adults only, adults only

[Verse 1]

Kookaburra sits in a tree I named

You can feel the sorrow, I can feel the shame

'Cause there's no-one laughing 'round here no more but he

I flew back to the coast on New Year's Day

Little plane tossed 'round by a southerly

And when I stepped outside, the streets were clean

[Pre-Chorus]

But I know deep down, lies undiscovered

Past the bone foundations of a town corrupted

Under creaking piers, under iron cover

Past the concrete crown of a million lovers

Past strutting and swagger, under coreless rubble

Past torn-down shanties of forgotten troubles

Through its ills and evils, past rants and ravings

Lies the cold dark soul of an emerald city, I

[Chorus]

(A.O.) Children mustn't know

That we're living in a city that's built on bones

(A.O.) Hola, amigo

Please enjoy this city before it explodes

(A.O.) Here we, here we go

It's a pity it's a feeling I can't control

(A.O.) The children mustn't know

This is adults only, adults only

[Verse 2]

Walking through the streets, I could feel its sting

Metal blue snakes screaming 'round this head I'm in

Keeps railing all the way to bed

And from the time it sleeps to its dawn awake

City's dreams rang out like a melody

"I finally recognise the tune," he said

[Pre-Chorus]

Through fears and fervour, past lies and secrets

Of ink-stained, panic-stricken five-star heathens

Under storms of hell, through tropical fevers

Excitement of the first days of bushfire seasons

All those planning disasters, monuments to the masters

And the dog dark dealings of its backroom bastards

Every long-lost dream, every failed endeavour

Every ice beer trail of a rum rebellion

Now I (A.O.) huddle, 'cause it feels a pity

Watching New Year's colours rain down on a city

(A.O.) Where our beautiful beaches suffer photo ops

To watch schizophrenic tourists get shot by cops

(A.O.) Generation of kids with the toughest teeth

Still haunted by visions of chalk in ink

Where dearest (A.O.) little old ladies die afraid and alone

Now surrounded by yuppies, small bars and coke, I

[Chorus]

(A.O.) Children mustn't know

That we're living in a city that's built on bones

(A.O.) Hola, amigo

Please enjoy this city before it explodes

(A.O.) Here we, here we go

It's a pity it's a feeling I can't control

(A.O.) The children mustn't know

This is adults only, adults only, adults only, adults only