I am going to Bolivia this month for a star party in the Andes Mountains. I will be with astronomers. I saw the southern stars and constellations in Australia in 2002. I want to see them again. Canopus is the second brightest star.

I stood on that mountain
Looked through the Milky Way
I knew I'd see Australia
Someday
I flew down Qantas Airlines
Got me a good day's sleep
Hitched out to Wiruna
Made the quantum leap

I saw The Southern Stars
Burning in their glory
Saturn and Mars
The Magellanic Clouds
I saw the Southern Cross
You know that story
I saw them
I saw The Southern Stars

One eye on Canopus
I got back on the the plane
I had to cross that ocean
Again
I said goodbye to Sydney
And the Southern Hemisphere
I don't know when I'll be back
Maybe in 10 years

I saw The Southern Stars
Burning in their glory
Saturn and Mars
The Magellanic Clouds
I saw the Southern Cross
You know that story
I saw them
I saw The Southern Stars

solo

I saw the Southern Cross
You know that story
I saw them
I saw The Southern Stars
I saw them
I saw The Southern Stars

Jim Colyer ascap

Thanks for coming back to earth,Jim,were I can Comment!Although it's about the Stars,I love this lyric/poem.The Heavens,for me,can be seen by Man,not some ancient fantasy.I agree with Lennon,as you probably know.This song is great stuff,these are the heavens I can relate to.Keeping it real,Doug

Pretty good song,for a White Girl!Oh,by the way,check out Nowhere Boy.It's about John Lennon's early years.I'm watching it right now,I think you'd enjoy it.

Pretty good song.

Originally Posted by Doug Denslowe

Pretty good song,for a White Girl!Oh,by the way,check out Nowhere Boy.It's about John Lennon's early years.I'm watching it right now,I think you'd enjoy it.

Doug,
I saw Nowhere Boy here in Nashville. I did enjoy it.
Jim

I gave my 20s to Vietnam
To Lyndon and Richard and a million lies
I came back home, and they laughed at me
A belly full of booze, LSD

Judgment Day is coming
Judgment Day is at hand
Judgment Day is right around the corner
All across this land

I gave my 30s to the woman I loved
She had my child and walked out on me
I just couldn't please somebody's in-laws
Our divorce was like World War 3

Judgment Day is coming
Judgment Day is at hand
Judgment Day is right around the corner
All across this land

35 years of driving hard
35 years of paying dues
35 years of being on the outside
35 years with nothing to lose

solo

I spent my 40s with the underground
Living for the future and sweet revenge
Now I'm walking the streets of Nashville
Move over, you bastards, gimme some room

Judgment Day is coming
Judgment Day is at hand
Judgment Day is right around the corner
Right across this land

Judgment Day is coming
Judgment Day is at hand
Judgment Day is right around the corner
And God help 'em!
Aw...

Jim Colyer ascap

Wow,heavy stuff,good lyrics and youve got another winner!Good job!Ah.....got a date,by chance,I'd like to make plans.

Thanks, Doug.

Jim, I'm usually not real big on angel songs, mainly because there are so many and varying beliefs about "angels"--some reasonable, some outrageous.
But flat out--I like this song.

Originally Posted by Frankie Jasmine

Jim, I'm usually not real big on angel songs, mainly because there are so many and varying beliefs about "angels"--some reasonable, some outrageous.
But flat out--I like this song.

Thank you!

I love this song, I felt like i was taken on a journey during this song.

Originally Posted by jzon

I love this song, I felt like i was taken on a journey during this song.

Bless you!

Originally Posted by Frankie Jasmine

Jim, I'm usually not real big on angel songs, mainly because there are so many and varying beliefs about "angels"--some reasonable, some outrageous.
But flat out--I like this song.

Hey, Jim! What happened? How did my response to "Songs About Angels" get separated from your post of that song (on page 5)? I'm putting this here so people will know which song I was referring to.