Sorry

There's no reason good enough that matters to you

I keep on not showing up, and that leaves you confused

We all like to think we're not so bad

But the truth is I'm the worst you've ever had

Pure intentions aren't so pure

When you're too old to be immature

Sorry means nothing if you do it again

We're the good guy, we like to pretend

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

My mistakes keep adding up, and they all fall on you

I don't take the steps to change, and that leaves you abused

We all like to think we're not so bad

But the truth is I'm the worst you've ever had

Pure intentions aren't so pure

When you're too old to be immature

Sorry means nothing if you do it again

We're the good guy, we like to pretend

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

The time has no come for the nation to turn a new page

A new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past

And so moving forward with confidence to the future

We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

We apologise for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Children from their families and their Country

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

For their pain, suffering, and hurt of these Stolen Generations

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

And for the families left behind, we say sorry

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

To the mothers and the fathers

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

The brother and the sisters

For the breaking up of families and communities

I'm so sorry, sorry that you caught me

We say sorry

And for the indignity and degradation

So, so sorry, sorry that you found out

Thus, inflicted on a proud people

And a proud culture

We say sorry