The Biggest Disappointment - Slim Dusty

They had my future wrapped up in a parcel And no one even thought of asking me. The day I turned fifteen I took the mail- train To find out what else might be in life for me. Well I rode on trucks and trains and lived on nothing. Served me right for wanting to be free. Ah well that's the way society looked at it. But it didn't seem to be that way for me. And the biggest dissapointment in the family was me. The only twisted branch upon that good old family tree. I just couldn't be the person they expected me to be And the biggest dissapointment in the world was me. A lot more dinner times then there were dinners. I learnt a lot that hurt me at the time. A quite country boy came home a different man With a memory of distance on my mind. But i always spoke too loud and drank too often. Maybe drank too many glasses down. And perhaps my clothes were older than I realised, A relief to all concerned when I left town. And the biggest dissapointment in the family was me. The only twisted branch upon that good old family tree. I just coudn't be the person they expected me to be. And the biggest dissapointment in the world was me. And the biggest dissapoinment in the family was me. The only twsited branch upon that good old family tree. I just couldn't be the person they expected me to be. And the biggest dissapointment in the world was me.

Disappointment You shouldn't have done You couldn't have done You wouldn't have done The things you did then And we could have been happy What a piteous thing A hideous thing was tainted by the rest But it won't get any harder And I hope you'll find your way again And it won't get any higher And it all boils down to what you did... There, There, there, there There, there, there, there In the night we fight, I fled you're right It was exactly then, it was exactly then I decided, decided, decided, decide And drew you out In the night we fight, I fled you're right It was exactly there, it was exactly there I decided, decided, decided, decided But it won't be any harder And I hope you'll find your way again And it won't get any higher But it all boils down to what you did... There, there, there, there There, there, there, there Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment There, there, there, there Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment Disappointment

I can remember a place I used to go Chrysanthemums of white, they seemed so beautiful I can remember, I searched for the amaranth I'd shut my eyes to see Oh, how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones I knew they would appear, saw not a single one Oh, how I smiled then, waiting so patiently I'd make a wish and bleed While I waited I was wasting away While I waited I was wasting away I can remember, dreamt them so vividly Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me I can remember when I first realized Dreams were the only place to see them While I waited I was wasting away While I waited I was wasting away While I waited I was wasting away Hope was wasting away, faith was wasting away, I was wasting away I never, never wanted this, always wanted to believe I never, never wanted this, how could I have become? I never, never wanted this, from the start I'd been deceived I never, never wanted this, how could I have become? I never, never wanted this, I always wanted to believe I never, never wanted this I never, never wanted this, from the start I'd been deceived I never, never wanted this Inside a crumbling effigy But you promised So dies all innocence But you promised me While I waited I was wasting away While I waited I was wasting away While I waited I was wasting away Hope was wasting away, faith was wasting away, I was wasting away

Yeah I think it's turning back around And I think I like it I think it's turning back around Though I don't know why it is I think it's turning back on me I'm down on the upside I think it's turning back on me Now I'm on the good ride And nothing's gonna put me out It's backing down and under I'm down on the upside now It's turning back around And turning back around, ooh I think it's coming on the wind Just like you said it I think it's coming on the wind And I'm gonna let it I think it's turning back on me Everything's easy I think it's turning back on me Everything's real to me And nothing's gonna put me out It's backing down and under I'm down on the upside now It's turning back around Turning back around And turning back around Yeah I think it's coming on the wind Just like you said it I think it's coming on the wind And I'm gonna let it And nothing's gonna put me out, yeah It's backing down and under I'm down on the upside now It's turning back around Turning back around Turning back around I'm turning back around (turnin', turnin', turnin', turnin') Turning back around (turnin', turnin', turnin', turnin') Turning back around (turnin', turnin', turnin', turnin') Turning back around (turnin', turnin', turnin', turnin') Turning back around Oh, ooh-oh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Mmm-mmm