You say times are tough. We've got the best of both worlds here. Things are rough. We've got the best of both worlds here. Times are tough. We've got the best of both worlds.
Beds Are Burning. Midnight Oil. . Out where the river broke. The bloodwood and the desert oak. Holden wrecks and boiling diesels. Steam in forty five degrees.
Fresh air soft landing. So good to be home. This bruised world's got its beauty. It's where I belong.. . The sight of those green curves. Quickens my heart.
I am gone, can't waste more time. I said, not quite joking. The fire has gone the big trees stand. The underground is smoking. . Remember nothing you've been told.
Must be time for a second chance. I can't escape this basement flat. Writers cramp and claustrophobia. . Must be time for a better place. My sink leaks and the rats have won the race.
In this city with no footpath there's a building with no people. There is crime and gun decisions. There's a street of heat and hawkers, there's a house of hope drifters.
From the bar to the bedroom I'm swimming in the neon. Lighted pictures of a redhead, plastic-coated hot on. And sometimes when that mirror shows. The smile of disbelief.
I don't want to grow anything in my heart. I don't want to write all these things in the sand. I don't want to listen and not understand. I don't want to tramp up the footpath of stars.
You're watching people fighting, you're watching people losing. On Armistice Day. . The watchers do the wincing, reporters so convincing. But the TV never lies.
I'm a snow plough. I must now plough on. I'm a snow plough. I'm a settler's son. I'm a storm cloud. Rain myself all over the place. I'm a storm cloud.
I'm a snow plough, I must now plow on, I'm a snow plough, I'm a settlers son. I'm a storm cloud, rain myself all over the place. I'm a storm cloud, gonna wipe that smile right off your face.
Love in a rainbow (love in a rainbow, love in a rainbow). . Make love in a rainbow. Give love and be free. Make love, make the day glow. Love gives you everything you need.
We got to fall back, take cover. Things are going down, we're heading for the gutter. I'm feeling headstrong, the kids are kicking. Riding on the pavements, feeding the addiction.
I've got nowhere to hide. When her ghost lives inside my body. I feel the weight from within. As the lids of my eyes get heavy. . Yeah, are you feeling it too?.
Standing in an open space. Surrounded by views as you escape. You find a place. . Forgotten what it's like to lose. Freedom and the right for you to choose.
Violent society (why did you lie to me?). What do you want from me? (In the meantime). Violent society (why did you lie to me?). Out on the city streets, how could I ever leave?.
You've got a funny way of hanging around. A thief in the modern age of rhythm and sound. Take me to another place where clarity's found. 'Cause all I hear is noise.
There's a feeling I get. Takes me back to Graceland. There's a courage I get. Stolen wisdom from my old man. . Won't break a sweat because I'm losing my emotion.