Good Light in Broome

I was hanging round out in Sydney and I was going down I'd done too many parties my money was running out Then I met an old man who lived all alone He had two dogs for company and that's all he owned He was saving up his pension for a one way fare Said that when he had enough he was getting out of there I said "really, what are you gonna do?" He smiled and said "there's good light in Broome" I went out to Western Queensland working in the sheds Met a girl in Quilpie and we got wed Moved up to the Gulf Had our first born We were livin' in a caravan I was working on the prawns I came home from a stormy sea She'd up and gone Left a note for me On it she wrote "I'm sick of you" That's when I felt there's good light in Broome Good light in Broome and I'll be there soon I know exactly what I'm a gonna do Sit on the beach and stare at the moon Haven't you heard? There's good light in Broome I headed down south couldn't take the hint Saw a lot of pubs had a lot to drink I was running pretty ragged I didn't hardly eat I was thinking about her and what she did to me There was a road and a hair-pin bend Then I woke up in a hospital bed "How do you feel?" said a voice in the room I gave the answer "There's good light in Broome" I went trucking out of Melbourne back and forwards to Perth It didn't take long and it seemed like a curse My eyes were on the road but my mind was somewhere else When I pulled in to a Nullarbor roadhouse Waitress came over and she's there looking at me She asked me how I was I said "bit ordinary" She said "I thought that might be your tune" I said "don't tell me there's good light in Broome Good light in Broome well I'll be there soon I know exactly what I'm a gonna do Sit on the beach and stare at the moon Haven't you heard? There's good light in Broome Well when I get to Cable Beach I'll fall right out of the truck and into the sea With my clothes still on I'll plunge under the waves And all the dirt will drain away And just like Bunjo I'll get two dogs And every evening I'll walk them along On the edge of the country take in the view Just like I heard there's good light in Broome Good light in Broome well I'll be there soon I know exactly what I'm a gonna do Sit on the beach and stare at the moon Didn't I Tell You? There's good light in Broome