Goodbye, Mate
Posted in memorials by badger THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING Endless visions fill my head this man as large as life And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife Because the way I see Steve Irwin just put everything aside It comes back to his family it comes back to his pride His animals inclusive Crikey light the place with love! Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above The crazy-man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch Living out his dream and in that classic Stevo™ crouch Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek It’s one thing to be honoured as a champion unique It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved But that was where he had it right I guess he always knew From his fathers modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo We cringed at times and shook our heads but true to natures call There was something very Irwin in the make up of us all Yes the more I care to t