happy australia day

happy australia day

for those of you who don't know, today is National Australia Day, a day to celebrate what is great about australia.  i was going to write my top ten reasons why 'i still call australia home' ... but instead i'm just going to leave you with the lyrics to the song i and thousands of other aussies will be belting out today...

I've been to cities that never close down

From New York to Rio and old London town

But no matter how far

Or how wide I roam

I still call Australia home.

I'm always travelin'

And I love bein' free

So I keep leavin' the sun and the sea

But my heart lies waiting over the foam

I still call Australia home.

All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world

Away from their families and friends

Ah, but as the world gets older and colder

It's good to know where your journey ends.

And someday we'll all be together once more

When all the ships come back to the shore

Then I realize something I've always known

I still call Australia home.

No matter how far

Or how wide I roam

I still call Australia home.