Keating! movie - I Remember Kirribilli lyrics

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Song by Company B<br /><br>

PAUL KEATING:<br>

Canberra's never lonelier or colder<br>

Than when you feel the heartbreak of defeat<br>

You'll never find a sympathetic shoulder<br>

On any bureaucratic street<br>

So when I must forgive or be forgiven<br>

When all my best-laid plans have gone astray<br>

I head down to the shores of Burley Griffin<br>

And try to wash the pain away.<br>

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In wintertime, the water cuts you chilly<br>

Walter dug it oh so deep<br>

And I remember Kirribilli<br>

The promise that he did not keep.<br>

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He looked me in the eye across the table<br>

He looked at me and swore he'd step aside<br>

I gave him my support and kept him stable<br>

He looked me in the eye and lied<br>

I dreamed that I was Placido Domingo<br>

Ready for the spotlight and applause<br>

But maybe I'll end up like Ernie Dingo<br>

And vanish in "The Great Outdoors".<br>

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In wintertime, the water cuts you chilly<br>

And I swear I see a ladt with a blade<br>

And I remember Kirribilli<br>

The promise that a friend once made.<br>

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I want to rule, I want to lead<br>

I know just what the people need<br>

I thought I had it guaranteed, but then<br>

He threw me down in the stenches<br>

Of the dank backbenches<br>

And I never want to go back there again!<br>

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Time again for daring and defiance<br>

Time to charge the throne and take the crown<br>

And I won't need to iron-clad alliance<br>

To go for gold and bring Old Silver down...<br>

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In wintertime, the water cuts you chilly<br>

But it purifies my soul anew<br>

And I remember Kirribilli<br>

And I know now what I have to do,<br>

I know now what I have to do.<br>

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[Thanks to Jess for lyrics]<br>

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