Australian Heart

 Oh, Australia, how I love your grassy plains.   

 Oh, Australia, how I love your name.   

Oh, Australia, how I love your trees.   

 Oh, Australia, you're a sacred place.   

Oh, Australia, how I hate those who use you for fame.   

 Oh, Australia, how I hate those who use you for their selfish game.   

 Australia, your kindness is too good for my wretched heart.   

 Australia, you even do good to those who rip you apart.   

Your streams of beauty have been stolen by your own.   

 Those you protected have turned their backs.   

 Why, I ask, 

 won’t you turn your back?   

You may not shine as much as before,   

 or be as beautiful,   

 But my love for you shall stay the same,   

 no matter what they say.   

I still love your grassy plains.   

 I will always love your name.   

 I still love your trees.   

 You will always be a sacred place.