Paul Kelly's song lyrics comprise some of the finest poetry written in Australia and this book illuminates the way we live. Sometimes he does this with a haunting and savage intensity, sometimes with humour, always with a lightness and simplicity that belies the complexity of the world he is singing and writing into being.
In addition to his lyrics, Kelly has written songs with and for many other artists, including Renee Geyer, Jenny Morris, Vika and Linda Bull, Joe Camilleri, Yothu Yindi and Archie Roach. The lyrics encompass his writing from 1984 to 1999 and are grouped by album in chronological order.
