You never lived your life like a riddle
I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great, he was a giant of a man

Verse 1 (Urthboy):
Around 36, a baby was born in a town called Alice
In the middle of a storm
The kid had a gift for soccer
Took him overseas to England where he tried out proper
Had a real career and retired at 28
About the same time very significantly he would graduate
That was 65 and that’s a civil ?right??
Little did they know he would lead the freedom rides

Chorus (Urthboy):
You never lived your life like a riddle
I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great, he was a giant of a man


Chorus (Jane Tyrell):
??? getting grown in Melbourne
Schooling up, radio up under the pillow
???? shy in the early years ??? ??? ??? ???
Flying overseas, leading the way
When she left, ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
A man’s world but she was ??? royalty?
??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Verse 2 (Ozi Batla) :
Born near Goulburn at the height of the gold rush
Taught in Broken Hill and preached social justice
With Lawson she wrote about what a nation could be
Then moved to Paraguay chasing utopian dreams
She edited the Worker, wrote for the people
The first, the oppressed, to her they were all equal
A union is too radical but more progressive than most
She was scoffed to see her face on a bank note

Chorus (Ozi Batla):
You never lived your life like a riddle
I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great, she was a giant of a men
She was a giant with the pen