The words on a webpage don't do it justice. You have to hear it sung with Archie Roaches incredibly authentic voice. As far as I can tell, it's a song about the childhood of his partner Ruby Hunter. They are still together after meeting as homeless teenagers. Archie is the "he" in the story. It resonates really well with some of his more well known works such as "Took the children away"
The words on a webpage don't do it justice. You have to hear it sung with Archie Roaches incredibly authentic voice. As far as I can tell, it's a song about the childhood of his partner Ruby Hunter. They are still together after meeting as homeless teenagers. Archie is the "he" in the story. It resonates really well with some of his more well known works such as "Took the children away"