downunder

Words and Music by Fran�ois Goudreault Jr.

Grandma, can I swim in the pool today?
I promise I won�t drown my brothers
Like I did the other day
Oh and can I wear the water-wings this time
I know I took lessons
But I don�t trust those guys

Yeah, I�m walking to school today
Missed by bus, cause last night
I stayed up a little late
Funny thing, my school�s a half hour drive away
Going to special school to learn French
Ain�t it great?

And it�s hard to change the world today
When you�ve been wearing the same clothes for three days

CHORUS:
When the whirlpool of life
Decides to send an undertow
And I find myself lying dead
Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere
Breathe your breath of life into my lungs
Resuscitate me, bring me up from down under here

Yeah, I swam in the ocean for the first time today
The water stung my eyes, I put my feet in the clay
Now that I�m out I crave the taste
I took a bath with some salt but it was just not the same

CHORUS

Watching the dingoes fly by in my mind
Watching the kangaroos fight
Great white sharks invade the surfing water
I miss my mom, but I can�t call her
Please Lord, will you be my father

Yeah, I�ve never been to Australia
But maybe I�ll go in the further days of my life
I�m trusting God to guide my footsteps
Where I�ll live, where I�ll work
Maybe he�ll even pick out a wife