Our Backyard

I've stood on the steps of the Colosseum

I've marveled at the Northern Lights

Watched the flicker of the Eiffel Tower

On a hot French summer night

Walked the cobble stoned streets of London

Rolled a seven on the Vegas strip

Been on Broadway in New York City

And I loved every minute of it

But there is nothing like a Silverton sunset

Setting fire to an outback sky

Nothing like taking in the Harbour

On the Manly ferry ride

Driving out on a red dirt highway

Sleeping under the Territory stars

I've seen enough of the world to know that the very best parts

Are right here in our own backyard

I really put a dent in the bucket list

Of all the places I wanted to go

Sipped a few steins at Oktoberfest

Even shot tequila in Mexico

I stood in wonder on the Great Wall of China

Posed like a Beatle on Abbey Road

I lit a candle at the Taj Mahal

And wrote a song on Music Row

But no matter where I go

There is nothing like a Byron sunrise

The first light on the Southern land

Nothing like that sky blue water

Crashing on cloud white sand

Standing in an Uluru shadow

Hear the beat of Australia's heart

I've seen enough of the world to know that the very best parts

Are right here in our own backyard

You don't even need a passport

You don't even have to fly

You don't have to travel the world to find paradise

There's nothing like a Silverton sunset

Setting fire to an outback sky

Nothing like taking in the Harbour

From the Manly ferry ride

There is nothing like a Byron sunrise

The first light on the Southern land

Nothing like that sky blue water

Crashing on the cloud white sand

Standing in an Uluru shadow

Hear the beat of Australia's heart

I've seen enough of the world to know that the very best parts

Are right here in our own backyard

They're right here in our own backyard