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I was born and raised on steel river |
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I see it all like it was yesterday |
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The ships and bridges they were all delivered |
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From Sydney harbour to the |
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Cisco bay |
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And I met my love down on steel river |
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We served our dreams and spent our childhood days |
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In rainy streets we'd kiss away the shivers |
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And hide from fear inside the latest craze |
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Dancing to |
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Motown Making love with |
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Carole King record playing |
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And oh how |
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I loved you |
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Say goodbye steel river |
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Ten thousand bombers hit the steel river |
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And many died to keep her running free |
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And she survived but now she's gone forever |
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Her burning heart is just a memory |
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And I ran away from life on steel river |
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Luck or not |
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I gladly took the break |
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The odds were low the chances nearly zero |
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A chance it was |
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I had to take |
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Say goodbye steel river |
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They say that salmon swim in steel river |
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They say it's good to see them back again |
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I know it hurts to see what really happened |
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I know one salmon ain't no good to them |
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They were born and raised to serve their steel mother |
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It was they taught and all they ever knew |
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And they believed that she would keep their children |
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Even though not a single word was true |
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Say goodbye steel river |