You know I never

I never busked in Vulcan Lane

I could not, put my family through the shame

It took deprivation

And an aeroplane

For me and Billy to find our feet

Me and Billy

Walking home weighed down,lebo takeaway

Cheese is burning all around

Deprivation makes a sound so sweet

Billy got a van

Billy got a job

Billy got a job working for the Sydney City Mission

Driving around everyday picking up the people

And taking them home

Billy said to me once

He didn’t think it was much of a charity

Taking people and putting them

Where they really did not want to be

That’s the Mission Beat

The Mission Beat

Yeah, the Mission Beat

You know I never

I never busked in Vulcan Lane

Could not, did not, would not, should not

Put my family through the shame


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