Kilometres are still miles to me 

They separate from home and family 

Now I can't count the white posts, 

They're not where they used to be, 

Kilometres are still miles to me 



Oh, it used to be five hundred 

From Melbourne to Sydney Town, 

Now it seems longer 

Every time the run comes 'round. 

But I just keep a churning on 

Just to stand on my two feet 

But I'm weighed down in metrics, 

Strange figures get me beat 



Yes kilometres are still miles to me 

They separate from home and family 

Now I can't count the white posts, 

They're not where they used to be, 

Kilometres are still miles to me 



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The familiar sign are gone 

And I'm wondering why. 

I know the dog is still 

Five miles from Gundagai. 

Pumping litres more than gallons 

Into this old rig 

And my seven ounce at the end of the day 

Is two hundred mils too big 



Yes kilometres are still miles to me 

They separate from home and family 

Now I can't count the white posts, 

They're not where they used to be, 

Kilometres are still miles to me