Song of the week

I'm going through a rather sad time in my life, as you will have noted if you read this blog.  There are some lovely songs about grief in my collection.  I first heard this one live at Womadelaide festival in March 2011 and it brought me to tears as I thought of my Dad and that I would soon have to say a final goodbye to him.  It really captures the mood, perhaps she wrote it about a parent too....


Goodbye - Leah Flanagan

Goodbye is so hard to say

When you know you won't be saying it again

And each night this heavy heart breaks

For goodbye is a lifetime away

Well I, I have no lies

And for that I am proud

I didn't do it alone

'Cause I learnt from the best

You showed me how to love & then I made up the rest

Now I, I'm doing my own

To keep these demons out of my mind

And its hard to keep my head up high

With each sun going down I feel we're losing time

'Cause goodbye is so hard to say

When you know you won't be saying it again

And each night this heavy heart breaks

That goodbye is a lifetime away…

If I've been a sinner I'll confess till I bleed

I'll take a world's worth of punishment to have you alive not in dreams

Take these bones from my back, take all that I own

For life without you is a wine I don't know

'Cause when, when its the last sky

Changing with the pull of the tide

I remember the colours, and I remember them well

The Alyawarre people the ran ocean swell

'Cause goodbye is so hard to say

When you know you won't be saying it again

And each night this heavy heart breaks

For goodbye is a lifetime away

Another month, another move

Well, I've been back in Melbs a little over a month now and I've found a new place to call home.  It's in the Camberwell end of Kew about 1.5 Kms from Camberwell Station.  I'll be living with a couple from Peru, but he will be moving to the Gold Coast in a couple of months.

My new flatmate loves to Salsa, so that will be just one thing to look forward to!

At least this time I'm mostly all packed up so for once it will be an easy and simple move.  I'm looking forward to having my lovely comfy bed, the rest of my wardrobe and all my music and books around me.

But most of all I'm looking forward to having a place to call home again.  I've been of no fixed address for almost 3 months now and it's easy to get tired of it!

If you feel like helping me out on Saturday morning that would be grand!  I'm throwing in lunch and an invite to my housewarming dinner party for all helpers!  Give me a call and I'll let you know where we're meeting up.  Big Thanks to all those who've already put up their hands to help out.  Love ya! xo xo


P.S.  I'm hiring a van, so it won't look this this!