They left Noosa in '72 To see the world the way some people do See the mountains and the ice Get to Byron Bay now wouldn't that be so nice But she got pregnant and he could earn a wage They'd just left Noosa, life had turned a page They had children one to four Lived in Wurtulla could hear the surf roar They built a home near the dunes And that is where the whole family grew Till the eldest son burst the cage Moved to Byrou, life had turned a page He left the coast at that stage Moved to Byron, life had turned a page They're older now, winding down Wurtulla has grown into a much bigger town The rolling sea a constant sound Gentler waves are what he's looking for now Wurtulla surf has too much rage Paddling out at Noosa, life had turned a page Wurtulla surf has too much rage Paddling out at Noosa he knows, life has turned a page Rosemary, Thyme and a little bit of Sage Life had turned a page