the perthling - Pearl of the earth Lyrics

Good morning river you brighten up my day
Each time I see you my respects I pay
For all you give us and a quiet prayer I say
That by your waters I will always stay
Good morning city you hug the riverside
In blue sky sunshine along your paths I ride
You gave me refuge and I give great thanks
For the time that I spend along your blessed banks

And a place I never thought would ever be my home
Is a place that has given me a dream of a home
I have travelled many places all around this earth but
Perth you're my place of rescue

And rebirth each morning when I wake to magpie song
The crepuscular croak of the crows that welcomes the dawn
While the hum of the Great Eastern Highway gradually grows and grows
Time to get up wash my face cuppa tea face the morn
And I think to myself I'm a lucky man
That I came to this place by a tangled twist of fate
How often our dreams don't turn out as we'd planned
But that doesn't mean that it's not the worth the pain and the wait

And the place that I never dreamed would ever be my home
Is a place where my home by the grace of the good is a dream
There were times when I was unaware what I had and what it was worth
But every day I thank my lucky stars for you

Perth you're the best and in you I've found rest and I rest my case
For there's no other place in this world that I'd rather be
You're the pearl of the earth that provided a berth
For the ship that I sailed far away all alone for so long on a stormy sea
Yes, Perth you're the best and in you I've found rest and I rest my case
For there's no other place in this world that I'd rather be
Yes, Perth you're the best and in you I've found rest and I rest my case
For there's no other place in this world that I'd rather be