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I’m not from here I’m just passing through
But there’s not a whole lot of difference between me & you
A few thousand miles similar hopes & fears
All the good times & a river or two of tears

Where did you say you’re from
Somewhere uptown or under the gun
Well we’re all on the borderline now
All on the borderline now

We’re all the same under the skin
Yeah it’s a cliché I know but it’s where we begin
Surely you had a mama & you had a dad
But you know these days it’s not even as simple as that

Where did you say you’re from
Stolen generation or prodigal son
We’re all on the borderline now….

Now the world comes in through our little walls
With CNN live coverage we’re in boots’n’all
Is it the nature of the beast do we really need to see
The shallow graves of truth on prime time TV

Where did you say you’re from
Ethno-political life on the run
Hey we’re all on the borderline now…

Now here at the edge of darkness do we stand to greet the dawn
Or walk back into the night too afraid to carry on
While little men play colossus trying to straddle time
And curse the very earth claiming God is on their side

Where did you say you’re from
It’s a great big world but in the end we’re all one
And we’re all on the borderline now

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from Little Town Blues (2015), released June 1, 2015

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Mark Lucas Sydney, Australia

Australian roots music – it’s a sense of place. In singer-songwriter Mark Lucas' word picture world you’ll encounter ghosts of the past & yearning spirits of the present, making themselves known in a variety of familiar locales, together with a motley cast of misfits & dreamers who could fit in just about anywhere there’s people & stories to tell. ... more

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