A lament now lost to the world
Of things that were once wonderfully held
Powder blue Valiants with a big V8
That were kings of the road as our driving mate
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If you search for the bad
Do you identify the good
As there is a positive and negative
When the world turns as it should
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I'm thinking of you today
Your touch and what you'd say
When I was tucked me in at night
And you reached up to put out the light
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He was born on a little holding
On the Adelaide Plains down Lower Light way
He loved to run the paddocks round
A free spirit as a family favourite they'd say
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The darkness of the night
Seeds a world out of sight
Hiding from us the unknowns
Where danger is secretly sown
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Some people stand out in your thoughts
Of deeds done and strength brought
Mick Standing we remember as a friend
And a detective to uphold the right and the law to defend
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When you woke up today
What did you feel was yours
Did you own it all
Or were there things
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I remember a group of little ones
Playing in the sun having fun
Each one a mate and a cobber true
All having a say in what we'd do
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Peaceful slumber might it be
Without a dream do I see
No need for memories now
Or ghostly thoughts to take a bow
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There's a place in my heart
Where the sun plays its part
And the kookaburras sings
To greet a sunrise that brings
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