"Don't tell me", this is not my obligation, I have loads of issues to handle,and I have freedom to enjoy what I deserve for
She reclines on her success
Breathes in the harbour views
Glances through the paper
So she can discuss the news
And the world's in trouble everywhere
But she knows she can't afford to care
She says don't tell me about the Burma refugees
Just let me enjoy the harbour breeze
Don't tell me about the orphan babies in Chiangmai
It's too nice a day for me to cry
Don't wanna know what's going on in Afghanistan
I'm a woman in Australia I'll never meet the Taliban
Life is good for me
I don't wanna hear I don't wanna see
His is another empire grand
With all his labour carved on sand
Questions settling on his days like dust
His mortality beckoning the moth and rust
And the world's in trouble everywhere
But the world's just not this man's affair
He says don't tell me about the Burma refugees
Just let me enjoy my gin and tonic please
Don't tell me about the Manila and the street kids eyes
Cause all that's on my mind is the next pay rise
Don't wanna know what's going on in Afghanistan
And I thank God I'll never meet the Taliban
Life is good for me
Don't wanna hear Don't wanna see
This life's been good to me
And the years their tale have spun
I am blessed and I am free
Never had to stare down the barrel of a gun
But my world's in trouble everywhere
Can I really say that I don't care?
Cause now I've met the Burma refugees
And I need to do more than get on my knees
I've held an orphan baby in Chiangmai
And walked away trying not to cry
CNN took me to Afghanistan
I saw it through the eyes of the Taliban
My life is asking me
Do you wanna hear Do you wanna see
Don't tell me about the Burma refugees
Just let me enjoy the harbour breeze
Don't tell me about the orphan babies in Chiangmai
It's too nice a day for me to cry
Don't wanna know what's going on in Afghanistan
I'm a woman in Australia I'll never meet the Taliban
Life is good for me
I don't wanna hear I don't wanna see
don't tell me about the Burma refugees
Just let me enjoy the harbous breeze
Don't tell me about the orphan babies in Chiangmai
It's too nice a day for me to cry
Don't wanna know what's going on in Afghanistan
I'm a woman in Australia I'll never meet the Taliban
Life is good for me
I don't wanna hear