Paul Kelly - From St Kilda to Kings Cross (1985)

10th of August 2026 Music Video Of The Day

I discovered Paul Kelly at The Hopetoun Hotel when he first moved to Sydney. Right place at the right time for some amazing shows. I’ve seen him in Kings Cross and in St. Kilda.

I saw him in St. Kilda a couple of times….I saw him at The Espy last year and I hope to see him in 2026 at The Potts Point Hotel.

It’s a ballot situation….fingers crossed.

From St Kilda to Kings Cross is thirteen hours on a bus
I pressed my face against the glass and watched the white lines rushing past
And all around me felt like all inside me
And my body left me and my soul went running

Have you ever seen Kings Cross when the rain is falling soft?
I came in on the evening bus, from Oxford Street I cut across
And if the rain don’t fall too hard everything shines just like a postcard
Everything goes on just the same

Fair-weather friends are the hungriest friends
I keep my mouth well shut, I cross their open hands

I want to see the sun go down from St Kilda Esplanade
Where the beach needs reconstruction, where the palm trees have it hard
I’d give you all of Sydney Harbour (all that land, all that water)
For that one sweet promenade

Songwriter-Paul Kelly