This Land Is A Part Of Me lyricsOn The Lost Album (Late 1980s - unreleased)
This Land Is A Part Of Me (Hugh McDonald) Soldier settler in '52 In a little Mallee town I've worked this block for 20 years From sunup to sundown Build a house Made of stone Between the lake and the waves of grey Sat on the steps at sunset and waited for the rain I've had harvests of plenty Seven years of drought Seven years good luck before my luck ran out And I've thought about leaving but this could never be All I know is this land This land is a part of me Seen the march of progress stumble and fall Like a child who tried to run too soon Silicon chips and rocket ships Footsteps on the moon The quest for fire The search for truth All these ideals that we defend Sometimes I wonder where it's all going And how its going to end And the silver-tongued leaders feed us half-truths and lies Say they need us until they bleed us dry I'm just a small-time farmer its plain to see All I know is this land This land is a part of me Had a beautiful woman Now she's gone Bought three sons up on my own Two left for the big smoke One's out on the road Now I work these fields alone Said they've gone to find hope and opportunity Selling useless things that no one needs I've lost my faith in god, I don't know what to believe All I know is this land This land is a part of me Said they've gone to find hope and opportunity Tangled up in this web that the rat race breeds I've lost my faith in god I don't know what to believe All I know is this land This land is a part of me |
Live at Expo 88 Brisbane
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