The Herd - States of Transit lyrics

East Hills line first stop Green Square
Mascot, Domestic Terminal
International Airport
Sydenham, Marickville, Hurlstone
Park, Canterbury, campsie
And then all stations to Bankstown
Then Yagoona, Birrong
Then all stations to Lidcombe

You smile to yourself as you
Ride past the panel beaters
New pieces last night
Early morning on the bike
Eight hours in the shop most days of the week
Maintaining food on your plate and
Your place in the street
Keep one eye on the clock and
So you're ready to bail
Learnt long ago never to rely on CityRail
When you ride the Sydney system
You're up there with the best
They're all laughing out loud
At that ridiculous nest
Past the park with the Tai
Chi stretch and Yoga heads
And the people with the bottles
And the benches for beds
Hell for leather down Crown
Hold your breath at the lights
Keep monoxide from your lungs and keep
It fresh for the mic
Band practice tonight to try and
Keep the set tight but before then
Spend time with the love of your life
Got priorities right
Maintaining love with respect
There's a thousand roads to travel
But, you know your direction

Same line, same day, all on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
You got no time to chit chat
You've got a schedule to keep
Shooting straight across the city and
You're dodging the sheep
It's the same line, same day
All on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
One more 24 hour stretch from daylight to
Dusk and dusk down to desk

Waiting for the 4: 28
Ragged old suit briefcase looks much
Older than his age
Like to catch the bus home
Not concerned by the traffic and the
Lights and the ticket price hikes
Kinda like the bus, no one talks that much
Keep the conversation hush
The city's pretty at dusk
And most places are expressionless
Pressing the bell
While peak hour reeks perfume that
You just can't sell
From Central up to King Street
Window washers hussle all the cars
The bus driver just looks and laughs
I pass fools in parks and pass people by
He's content
Never meeting with no reason why
You have a cold yet? Comfortable
Welcome at home a little bachelor pad
A gold fish and a phone
Where he'll go back to sleep dream
And wake up at eight get prepared
Catch the bus back to work again it's like

Same line, same day, all on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
One more 24 hour stretch from daylight to
Dusk and dusk down to desk
Same line, same day, all on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
(It's all I ask of this complex town
Share a tale or two and
Watch the sun go down)

The sun set so fast I didn't see it happen
Like I look back on days
Just to see the patterns
See the way the last rays
Of the day are scattered
In such a different way to
When I first sat here
(Another beer?) You know the
More some things change
The more some things are bound
To stay the same
It's a shame about those unit's
Across the street though
We used to get that much
More light in the arvo
Still it's a good place to sit for a while
Even if these days I don't
Quite fit the style
It's the people I come here for though
Not the decor
And they don't seem to think of me
As too much of an old bore
I used to live just round the corner
But then the rent got too dear
So I moved from here still it's not so far
And just to come for a beer
I'm not a local but I'm still a local here

Same line, same day, all on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
You got no time to chit chat
You've got a schedule to keep
Shooting straight across the city and
Your're dodging the sheep
Same line, same day, all on the same track
We cross paths but barely interact
(It's all I ask of this complex town
Share a tale or two and
Watch the sun go down)

St Peters, Sydenham, Marickville
Dulwich Hill, hurlstone Park
Canterbury, Campsie
Then all stations to Bankstown
Then Yagoona, Birrong
Then all stations to Lidcombe