Slurry - Dalby Road Song (Album Cut) Lyrics

Well I met you at a 21st birthday party
You were throwing ping pong balls into a paper cup
I picked up the ball and got it first go
We started talking and i thought
This girl I gotta know
Oh, the rain came, it didn't matter
The wind blew a gale, it didn't matter
I know, and she said, it's not time to go home

Well we headed up the range to Dalby
The people there are very friendly
The town was buzzing with the local rodeo
They really like to party after the show
Oh, we couldn't dance, it didn't matter
We didn't know a soul, it didn't matter
I know, and she said, it's not time to go home

So we kept on driving the direction we started on
The farms turned to desert and coal seam wells
So we turned around and headed back for some clear air
Ended up at a zoo in the middle of nowhere
The sun was beating down, it didn't matter
She loved the big cats, it's all that mattered
I know, and she said, it's not time to go home

Well we were headed on the road to Warwick
And the car gave up the ghost
Went to hitch a ride with some guys
With a shotgun in the back seat
We got outta there as fast as we could
Then we got a ride in a double
And we hit the town pretty hard
We were a little bit crazy, I'm a little bit hazy
All I remember the bouncer tapped me on the shoulder and said
Mate, it's time to go home

By now we were a little bit shabby
And the money was getting tight
I don't know what she was running from
I just knew something wasn't right
And we hugged like there was a death in the family
It wasn't love, it was more than that
And the clouds parted, and the sun shone on us
And for a moment it felt like our lives really mattered
It was time to go home

No names or addresses were given
I knew the deal, I'd never see her again
But I wonder about her nearly everyday
And the words she used to say
But it was time to go home