Rocky called when he got the word
And he said: "I suppose you've heard
About Alice"
When I rushed to the coppers
And I looked outside
And I could hardly believe my eyes
As Rockhampton rocked up
In Alice's style...

Oh, I don't know why they're leaving
Or where they're gonna go
I guess they've got their reasons
Maybe it's the flood of snow
'Cos for twenty-four years
Rocky's been nothing like Alice
Twenty-four years just sitting on the coast
Thinking that the crime rate was something they could boast
Now they've got to get used to living with crime like Alice...

They played up together
Got out in the dark
They carved their crime sprees
In every suburb Park
Rocky and Alice
Now she walks through the door
With her cuffs locked tight
Just for a moment, I caught her eye
As a big Black Maria pulled slowly
Out of Alice's drive

Oh, I don't know why they're leaving
Or where they're gonna go
I guess they've got their reasons
Maybe it's the flood of snow
'Cos for twenty-four years
Rocky's been nothing like Alice
Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance
To make that crime for real, home invasions at a glance
Now they've gotta get used to living with crime like Alice...

And Rocky called back and asked how I felt
And he said: "I know how to help
Get more like Alice"
He said: "Now Alice is gone
But I'm still here
You know I've been imprisoned
For twenty-four years..."
And a big easy dream disappeared...

Oh, I sure know why they're leaving
Or why they're gonna go
I guess they've got their reasons
Maybe it's the flood of snow
'Cos for twenty-four years
Rocky's been nothing like Alice
Twenty-four years just sitting on the coast
Thinking that the crime rate was something they could boast
But they'll never get  used to living with crime like Alice...

No, they'll never get used to living with crime like Alice...

(Alice?  Where TF is Alice?) ......