Delta Goodrem - Little Too Late

 

I think I should do something to remind me those Aussie songs I like and meaningful to me as music is an important part of my journey in Oz, especially when I am doing those boring and routine farm jobs. Without music from the radio, I might die of boringness. Let's start with one of my favourite, Delta's "A little Too Late".

Whenever I listen to this song, I think of the time I work as a orange picker. (actually is "tangerian" picker but no one know what is "tangerian" and "tangerian just look like orange) The job is so hard for girl like me and I can only pick 1 and a quarter bin per day, so that's only sixty something AUS dollar I can earn after workiing for 7-8 hours without toliet rest. The reason why I related the song with the picking job is,  one of the picker,  a kiwi, 紐西阿叔, who also stayed in the working hostel we stay, turn on the radio of the car when we were picking. And once this song was being played, I would slow down to listen. I really like the lyrics of the song which describes a young girl who is looking for love.

With music, orange picking is not that hard. Actually I missed the time when I picked orange. I could not earn much, but I have freedom, nice music, and  紐西亞叔 is told me that after working as a ornage picker I can do any other job in the world cos it's the hardest. 

 

紐西亞叔 and me after picking tangerian for a whole day.

Tangerian farm. No toliet, no other facilities.

The size of a bin is 1.2m x 1.2 m. Fucking huge. Pickers can earn $45 per bin. Fucking low.

This is how I pick those tangerian on the top of tree. We have to use slapper to cut the stick and get the tangerian. I can still smell the tangerian under the trees. The green bag is my belonging. I would sit beside the bin to have my lunch.

DELTA GOODREM "A Little Too Late"

(They say) I'm a little to young to understand
But it's a little to late too hold my hand
You know I never subscribe to yes sir no sir
Gonna learn gonna love gonna take my chance
It's a little too late for you to say
That I'm a little too young to feel this way

*'cause I just wanna be loved just wanna be heard
 Be lost in the feeling standing here
 At the door to my life
 Now that day has arrived so loud and clear
 You'll hear me singing
 Do do doo do do do do do do
 I'm singing   Do do do do do do do do do *

(They say) I'm a little too lost without you here
(They said) that I'm a little too soft and too sincere
'cause I never subscribe to who sir me sir
Gonna stand gonna fall gonna face my fears
It's a little too late for me to wait
'cause your're never to young to feel this way

Repeat *

If I want your help I'll say help me
I'm okay I'm alright won't you hear me loud and clear

repeat *

 

I'm a little too young to understand
But it's a little too late to hold my hand
I'm a little too lost without you here
That I'm a little too soft and too sincere