Westgate Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Bojian 

Cover art for Westgate lyrics by Mark Seymour

This song is the first-person narrative of a worker on the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia. The bridge collapsed while under construction in 1970. 35 construction workers died when a span collapsed on the west side. I have actually stood underneath it, where there is now a plaque afixed, commemorating the disaster.