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Brett Dennen – Sydney, I'll Come Running Lyrics 14 years ago
I assumed Sydney was a girl until I read through this discussion. Then, going back and relooking through the lyrics, I noticed this stanza...
We were in the basement
Just giving our blood on stage and
Pretending that we were famous
While you were getting framed
I went back to my room in Surrey Hills, yes I did
I didn't know you were in trouble until you came in
Just as skinny as a twig in my kitchen
And told me I was looking at a dead man

The whole stanza makes it sound like he's talking about a childhood friend, and the last line - I know it might not be literal, but still - makes it sound like its a guy.
Either way there may be something to be said about the ambiguity of it all, especially considering that Sydney could be either a masculine or feminine name

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