Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
In late 1984 Paul Kelly wrote “From St Kilda to Kings Cross” on Don Walker’s (Cold Chisel keyboardist and songwriter) piano while living at Walker’s Kings Cross flat. Kelly had met Walker through his ex-wife’s sister. Kelly started composing the song as a blues variation on “From Memphis to Norfolk...
[Verse 1]
From St Kilda to Kings Cross
Is thirteen hours on a bus
I pressed my face against the glass
And watched the white lines rushing past
And all around me felt like all inside me
And my body left me
And my soul went running
[Verse 2]
Have you ever seen Kings Cross
When the rain is falling soft?
I came in on the evening bus
From Oxford Street, I cut across
And if the rain don't fall too hard
Everything shines just like a postcard
Everything goes on just the same
[Bridge]
Fair-weather friends are the hungriest friends
I keep my mouth well shut, I cross their open hands
[Verse 3]
I want to see the sun go down
From St Kilda Esplanade
Where the beach needs reconstruction
Where the palm trees have it hard
I'd give you all of Sydney Harbour
All that land, and all that water
For that one sweet promenade
I'd give you all of Sydney Harbour
All that land, and all that water
For that one sweet promenade
From St. Kilda to Kings Cross was written by Paul Kelly.
From St. Kilda to Kings Cross was produced by Clive Shakespeare & Paul Kelly.