beds are burning -by midnight oil out where the river broke the bloodwood and the desert oak holden...
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Beds Are Burning
-By Midnight Oil
Out where the river brokeThe bloodwood and the desert oakHolden wrecks and boiling dieselSteam in forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rentto pay our share.
The time has comea fact's a fact.
It belongs to themlet's give it back.
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
The time has come to say fair's fairTo pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoosFrom Kintore East to YuendemuThe western desert lives and breathesIn forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fairTo pay the rent
ahto pay our shareThe time has come
aha fact's a factIt belongs to themlet's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent nowto pay our share
The time has comea fact's a fact
It belongs to themwe're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
In case you haven’t guessed it yet...
This is an Australian group
...To pay the rent, to pay our share...
The resources of the Earth are not free.We must work for them.
...It belongs to them, let's give it back...
“Them” is natures creatures
...How can we dance when our earth is turning...
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
There are more important things than having fun
How can we rest when our home (Earth) is being destroyed?
...Four wheels scare the cockatoos...
Development is scaring away nature
