Southland Lyrics

I went down to the Southland

Far away from home

Far away from ones I love

But I wasn't alone

Staying with my brother's family

In Tuatapere

What a joy to be so close

Down by the sea

In the Southland

Flying over Invercargill

See the streets of gold

See the ocean breezes flowing

From a place unknown

Will I want to stay forever

In a small-town vibe

Will I want to go back home

Or find a place to hide

In the Southland

Southern land was calling

For me to go on back again

Don't go up to Auckland

You need to try the friendly land

Flying back from the Southland

With my memories

Ocean forests and the mountains

Filled with native trees

Coming up to Rangiora

Only days to go

Till the air will take me father

But I just wanna stay

In the Southland

Find a place; small country town