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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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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