The Best Years
from driftwood smoke (album) by DON HILLMAN
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lyrics
THE BEST YEARS
Well, I know it’s almost Christmas
’Cause the silky oak is bloomin’ gold again
And I’m losin’ my resistance
To the ocean callin’ me back home again
No, I’d never after this time
Have believed the wonder still could be within
As I’m standin’ on the shoreline
And a song comes singin’ to me in the wind
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
Bein’ out there on the ocean
Well, you feel just like the earth and you are one
You can ride the crystal waves in
’Til the last seagull comes flyin’ to the sun
’Til the Southern Cross comes shinin’
’Til the pastel sunset fades to summer black
And your whole life’s redefinin’
As another day comes dawnin’ out the back
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
These are the best years
Well, I know it’s almost Christmas
’Cause the silky oak is bloomin’ gold again
And I’m losin’ my resistance
To the ocean callin’ me back home again
No, I’d never after this time
Have believed the wonder still could be within
As I’m standin’ on the shoreline
And a song comes singin’ to me in the wind
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
Bein’ out there on the ocean
Well, you feel just like the earth and you are one
You can ride the crystal waves in
’Til the last seagull comes flyin’ to the sun
’Til the Southern Cross comes shinin’
’Til the pastel sunset fades to summer black
And your whole life’s redefinin’
As another day comes dawnin’ out the back
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
These are the best years
The you’d-never-have-guessed years
Even better than the ones before
The times you thought you’d never see again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
These are the best years
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from driftwood smoke (album),
released April 8, 2012
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DON HILLMAN VIC, Australia
Singer/songwriter Don Hillman hails from Victoria's Surf Coast.
From early days busking and playing on
the Melbourne folk circuit, Don found his passion for songwriting and formed his first band.
He cites Bob Dylan and Van Morrison as major early influences, and also Richard Clapton.
Don plays regularly around Melbourne and the Yarra Valley with his band Don Hillman's Secret Beach.
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