Maxine

Walking out along that windswept pier Wind so cold, we were the only ones there Altona's flames glowed across the bay Port Melbourne seemed no bigger than you and me Summers lying on your unmown lawn Wine and food and friends talking soft and warm Lying naked on your lounge room floor I remember thinking, I'd never felt so sure

Hey Maxine where are you now? Say Maxine where are you now? We're all still here, and we're all missing you now

Driving west in that old red car We didn't realise that Portland was so far We played the same tape twenty times We didn't hear it, we were already too confined Endless talks in hollow rooms Doubts breed like flies until we're consumed Lost and broken in my concrete yard A Melbourne night never seemed so black and hard

Hey Maxine where are you now? Say Maxine where are you now? We're all still here, and we're all missing you now

Drunk and ragged on St Kilda beach Love and you just always out of reach Sick and tired of being scared I still remember all those time we shared Here I am singing this distant song You're somewhere abroad I hope you find where you belong I'm just staring at the Melbourne sky Here's hoping, we meet again sometime

Hey Maxine where are you now? Say Maxine where are you now? We're all still here, and we're all missing you now