Bondi Boy (Home for Christmas)

from The Eagle on the Hill EP by Rhys Howlett

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It doesn't snow down here
Not in December
But it rains
Til I remember
I made this choice
For me, for you, for us
And I promise this my love
I'll make it home for Christmas

And I don't wanna run with the pack
No no no no no no no
And I ain't turning back
No no no no no no no
And I don't wanna make a fuss
No no no no no no no

I just want to make it home, for Christmas

I grew up in the salt and the sand
In the east of this big unconscious land
I had to keep moving, to the next town
To the next dream, to the next pub down the line
But no matter how fast I ran, couldn't leave the past behind
I went north, south, west, but the fog just would not rest
It grew cold, thick,
My gear stick would not shift, stuck in the mud
I was a Bondi Boy and I wanna get back to rest out past the breakers
It's hard to measure success
But I'll be home for Christmas

And I don't wanna run with the pack
No no no no no no no
And I ain't turning back
No no no no no no no
And I don't wanna make a fuss
No no no no no no no

I just want to make it home, for Christmas

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from The Eagle on the Hill EP, released October 14, 2016
Written and performed by Rhys Howlett

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