Steve Prestwich Songtext
von Cold Chisel

When we put the band together for this 50th tour
Putting Cold Chisel in a room together is never an easy thing
Because we′re like brothers
Sometimes you put us in a room and everything's good
Lovey-dovey, everything′s happy, we say hello and we're very civil
Other times, you could put us in a room
And we wanna start fightin' with each other

So, the idea of gettin′ together for our 50th anniversary was quite daunting
And so, we all coyly sent emails to each other, and texts, you know
So nobody could swing at each other
And then we decided, sorta, in a round-about way
Let′s all go out for a nice civilised dinner in a nice restaurant somewhere
Drink a few glasses of wine, talk about the old days
I remember thinking to myself, "Fuck that! I don't think so, I don′t think so"
So, we got to dinner, and my plan
Was wait 'til the boys′ eyes were a bit glazed over from the wine
And then suggest we do a tour together


As fate would have it, as soon as I brought it up, they all felt exactly the same as me
So they all wanted to go on tour as well
And it was such a relief
And I remember goin' home that night, and I fell into a deep sleep
It was probably the best sleep I′ve had in 45 years

But, in that sleep, I started dreaming, and I had a really vivid, vivid dream
It was really, it was that close, I could feel everything, it felt real
And in the dream, I was drivin' a car, a van, to the first gig of this tour
And the boys were all in the back, they're all happy, they′re all smilin′
You gotta think about this
Why the fuck would they let me drive, for a start?
And why were they so happy in the back?
And I'm in the front, like the chauffeur, by myself
And anyway, it′s all goin' well, everybody′s pleased, we're on our way to the gig
Suddenly, on the radio, "Flame Trees" comes on


That′s what you'd think
But it wasn't Cold Chisel′s version, it was my version
And if you know my version, it′s a bit slower, bit more dramatic
And I thought to myself, "I should turn this off"
Because the boys will get pissed off, you know
So, I reached over for the radio to turn it down
And as I did, I felt a hand on my hand
And I tell you, I kid you not, I turned to my left
And sitting in the passenger seat was Steve Prestwich
Our drummer, who passed away 13 years ago

Clear as day
And he, and he, and he had his had on my hand and he said
"Leave it on, it sounds good"
And as he said that, I woke up, and it was so vivid and so real
It was like four o'clock, five o′clock in the morning
And I just had to get out of bed, I snuck out of bed, went downstairs
And I made myself a cup o' coffee
And I just sat in the dark
Because I wanted to keep that feelin′ of my dear friend
Sittin' next to me, as long as I could, and it was beautiful