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I Don't Have a Team

by Nic Dalton

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Recorded by ND at the Nook September 2023. Mixed by Geoff Mullard at Rock The Nation Studios, Mayfield West. Mastered by Luke Russell.

Written by Nic Dalton

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I DON’T HAVE A TEAM

On the weekend: a kid’s party
hiding around the barby with the other men
all the wives are tending to their kids
in silence or with friends
And now the dads are talking footy
or that Ashes thing
I stare into the flames and I think to myself
that I don’t have a team

When I was little, in Canberra,
playing soccer for the Melrose Stars
they’d run out of their socks in the store
Sydney Roosters were the closest ones
so they became my team in the Rugby League

But the blokes ‘round the barby really set the bar high
gotta have an Aussie Rules team too
I used to like Carlton when I was a kid
Alex Jesaulenko and Bruce Doull
they were cool so I followed the Blues

On the tv every weekend
there was VFL, Union and League
then I started playing in a rock and roll band
following footy quickly disappeared
Then the dad in the apron points the tongs at me
“Hey Mick, did your team make the top eight?”
I grab my plate and mumble in my beer
I don’t have a team
No, I jumped into the toddler pool and screamed
I don’t have a team

The results are on the news every hour, every day
But those numbers mean nothing to me
I won’t be sad on a Monday morning
’cause I don’t have a team

Don’t look good in my hometown green
’cause I don’t have a team

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released September 29, 2023

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Nic Dalton Sydney, Australia

All songs recorded on the Tascam 244 four track machine which uses regular cassettes. All songs recorded in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Morongla Creek, Diggers Rest and Maitland and mixed in various studios in Sydney between 1986 and now. (pic by Robyn Murphy) ... more

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