States of Transit

[Train announcer] ...East Hills line First stop Green Square, Mascot, Domestic Terminal, International Airport ...Sydenham, Marickville, Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, Campsie And then all stations to Bankstown Then Yagoona, Birrong, then all stations to Lidcombe [Verse 1: Bzerkatron] You smile to yourself as you ride past the panel beaters New pieces last night, early morning on the bike Eight hours in the shop most days of the week Maintaining food on your plate and your place in the street Keep one eye on the clock and so you're ready to bail Learnt long ago never to rely on CityRail When you ride the Sydney system, you're up there with the best They're all laughing out loud at that ridiculous nest Past the park with the Tai Chi stretch and Yoga heads And the people with the bottles and the benches for beds Hell for leather down Crown, hold your breath at the lights Keep monoxide from your lungs and keep it fresh for the mic Band practice tonight to try and keep the set tight But before then, spend time with the love of your life Got priorities right, maintaining love with respect There's a thousand roads to travel but you know your direction [Chorus: All] Same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact You got no time to chit chat, you've got a schedule to keep Shooting straight across the city and you're dodging the sheep It's the same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact One more 24 hour stretch from daylight to dusk and dusk down to desk [Verse 2: Urthboy] Waiting for the 4:28 Ragged old suit briefcase looks much older than his age Like to catch the bus home Not concerned by the traffic and the lights and the ticket price hikes Kinda like the bus, no one talks that much Keep the conversation hush, the city's pretty at dusk And most places are expressionless, pressing the bell While peak hour reeks perfume that you just can't sell From Central up to King Street, window washers hussle all the cars The bus driver just looks and laughs I pass fools in parks and pass people by He's content, never meeting with no reason why You have a cold yet? Comfortable, welcome at home A little bachelor pad, a gold fish and a phone Where he'll go back to sleep dream and wake up at eight Get prepared, catch the bus back to work again... it's like [Chorus + (Ozi)] Same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact One more 24 hour stretch from daylight to dusk and dusk down to desk Same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact (It's all I ask of this complex town Share a tale or two and watch the sun go down) [Verse 3: Ozi Batla] The sun set so fast I didn't see it happen Like I look back on days just to see the patterns See the way the last rays of the day are scattered In such a different way to when I first sat here (Another beer?) You know the more some things change The more some things are bound to stay the same It's a shame about those units across the street though We used to get that much more light in the arvo Still it's a good place to sit for a while Even if these days I don't quite fit the style It's the people I come here for though, not the decor And they don't seem to think of me as too much of an old bore I used to live just round the corner But then the rent got too dear so I moved from here Still it's not so far, and just to come for a beer I'm not a local but I'm still a local here [Chorus + (Ozi)] Same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact You got no time to chit chat, you've got a schedule to keep Shooting straight across the city and your're dodging the sheep Same line, same day, all on the same track We cross paths but barely interact (It's all I ask of this complex town Share a tale or two and watch the sun go down) [Train announcer] ...St Peters, Sydenham, Marickville, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park Canterbury, Campsie, then all stations to Bankstown Then Yagoona, Birrong, then all stations to Lidcombe