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You never lived your life like a riddle
And I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great
He's a giant of a man
'Round '36 a baby was born
In a town called Alice in the middle of a storm
The kid had a gift for soccer
Took him overseas to England where he trialled out proper
Had a real career and retired at 28
'Bout the same time very significantly he would graduate
That was '65, that's a civil right
Little did they know that he would lead the freedom rides
You never lived your life like a riddle
And I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great
He's a giant of a man
He was a giant of a man
Gary and you getting grown in Melbourne
Schooling up, radio under a pillow
Made her strong, self-shy in her early years
Flying overseas, leading the way
When she left there was a tone unmistakable
Misleading face, sounded like black soul
Thankless TV's the queen of R&B
A man's world but she was canned down royalty
You never lived your life like a riddle
I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by greatness
She's a giant in my life
Born near Goulburn at the height of the gold rush
Taught in Broker Hill and preached social justice
With Lawson she wrote about what a nation can mean
Then moved to Paraguay chasing utopian dreams
She edited The Worker, wrote for the people
The first the oppressed to her they were all equal
A unionist too radical and more progressive than most
She would scoff to see her face on a bank note
You never lived your life like a riddle
And I cannot imagine what you went through in the middle
Here I stand, inspired by a great
She was a giant among men
She was a giant with the pen
She was a giant among men