Further Down the Road – Lyrics
Further Down the Road
1. Fire in the Stone
I left the city long ago now I live next to a dusty road
From Lightning Ridge to Grawin opal fields
Where no one needs to know my name and I spend my days working my claim,
And all the locals ‘round here know the deal.
Through the heat and the dust and the flies
Working that old opal mine
An old caravan serves as my home and I prefer to work alone
I know I’m really close to a big find
And when I finally strike it here I’ll tell no one, just disappear
I’ll hit the road and leave it all behind.
Through the heat and the dust and the flies
Working that old opal mine.
And I work my claim on my own.
Chasing that fire in the stone.
Through the heat and the dust and the flies
Working that old opal mine.
And I work my claim on my own.
Chasing that fire in the stone.
2. Minnamurra
On the banks of the Minnamurra, white men came.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, people slain.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, guns rang out
On the banks of the Minnamurra, no one left about
Peaceful camp on Wadi Wadi land
Campfire smoke, rising from the sand
They came with horses and with guns
Lined them up, beneath the bloodwood gums
On the banks of the Minnamurra, white men came.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, people slain.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, guns rang out
On the banks of the Minnamurra, no one left about
Gun smoke hanging on the breeze
Cockatoos scatter through the trees
Even the though the Governor appealed
None were charged for this killing field
On the banks of the Minnamurra, white men came.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, people slain.
On the banks of the Minnamurra, guns rang out
On the banks of the Minnamurra, no one left about
3. Eureka
I worked for the Eureka Mine,
Breaking stone for the South Coast line
Breaking rock I earned my pay/I’d give it all back if I could change that day
Working on top with a charge to blow/crew in the quarry working down below.
All at once my world turned black/landed in the rubble flat on my back
Broken bodies, broken bones/ everyone covered in dust and stone.
I worked for the Eureka Mine,
Breaking stone for the South Coast line [x 2]
Five men killed and six men maimed/another died later in a world of pain
Sound of the blast heard ‘round the town/wives and families started gathering ‘round
I cannot forget that sight/scrambling through the rubble for signs of life
I can’t forget those cries and moans/ for the sons and fathers not coming home.
I worked for the Eureka Mine,
Breaking stone for the South Coast line [x 2]
Was it me? What have I done? / I cry for your father and for your son
If only I could turn back time/ I would gladly trade their lives for mine.
I won’t go back to that Eureka Mine
I’m gonna lay me down on the South Coast line.
I worked for the Eureka mine.
4. Ocean
Come with me, won’t you take my hand
And we’ll go down to the sea
Leave our footprints in the sand
Feel that water cooling our feet
Let’s swim out beyond the break
Where the water’s blue and green
Feel the power of the waves as we make
Our way through the water floating and free
Oh Ocean roll
Free my soul
In your waters deep
I feel home in your salt and foam
When I feel your water wash over me
We can lie down in the sun
Feel the salt dry on our skin
Close our eyes, hear the ocean’s hum
And the sound of the waves calling us in.
Oh Ocean roll
Free my soul
In your waters deep
I feel home in your salt and foam
When I feel your water wash over me
Oh……Oh ..Oh
Oh…..Oh...oh…Oh
Come with me, won’t you take my hand
And we’ll go down to the sea
Leave our footprints in the sand
Feel that water cooling our feet
Oh Ocean roll
Free my soul
In your waters deep
I feel home in your salt and foam
When I feel your water wash over me
5. Jamberoo Mountain Blues
My home is on a mountain by a pretty little creek
I have to leave home early, six days a week.
When I head down the mountain, it happens every time
I get that lonesome feeling a little further down the line
I get those Jamberoo Mountain, Jamberoo Mountain blues
When I leave home I get those Jamberoo Mountain blues
My wife she up and left me, sick of my bad moods
So I’m living on this mountain with nothing left to lose
Except those… Jamberoo Mountain, Jamberoo Mountain blues
When I leave home I get those Jamberoo Mountain blues
One day I will stop working, spend my time at home
Happy on that mountain and I’ll ditch the mobile phone
And lose those… Jamberoo Mountain, Jamberoo Mountain blues
When I leave home I get those Jamberoo Mountain blues
6. Stand on Your Own Two Feet
When I was young, just seventeen, my father told me son
I’m not so sure you know the way to get those big deals done
I told him that was not my scene, I didn’t need no go between
That I would stand on my own two feet.
When I was working in my job, my boss complained to me.
She said ask Joe, he’s over there, he knows how it should be
I told her that was not my scene, I didn’t need no go between
That I would stand on my own two feet.
And if that road ahead keeps shifting stand on your own two feet
And if your world just keeps on drifting, stand on your own two feet
If you’re not sure which way to go
Don’t turn around and head back home
You’ve gotta stand on your own two feet.
So if you’re feeling down and out, don’t hang your head in shame
Don’t listen when they tell you that, you’re the one to blame
Just tell them that, it’s not your scene, that you don’t need no go between
That you will stand on your own two feet.
And if that road ahead keeps shifting stand on your own two feet
And if your world just keeps on drifting, stand on your own two feet
If you’re not sure which way to go
Don’t turn around and head back home
You’ve gotta stand on your own, stand on your own
Stand on your own two feet.
7. Woodhill Mountain
The shadows are falling and I have been counting
The black cockatoos as they let go their cry
The last rays of sun dip behind Woodhill Mountain
As the sunset colours the sky.
I can see that old river flowing out to the ocean
Through the valleys and green fields making its way
As the light turns to dark, I turn to you hoping
You’ll stay ‘til the sun greets the day.
Now the stars are all out and the moonlight is calling
Come see the beauty above
I know that I, must leave in the morning
But tonight, I am with you my love.
Time won’t stand still and the minutes I’m counting
‘Til I have to go on my way
But tonight I’m with you, upon Woodhill Mountain
Wishing that here I could stay.
Now the stars are all out and the moonlight is calling
Come see the beauty above
I know that I, must leave in the morning
But tonight, I am with you my love.
8. Water from the Well
Don’t drink the water from the well
Don’t drink the water from the well
The water it’s no good anymore
Don’t drink the water from the well
The fish are dying in the stream
The fish are dying in the stream
The water it’s no good anymore
The fish are dying in the stream
Mother crying in the field
In her hand a meagre yield
To this land she’s given birth
Beneath her feet, the dying earth.
They say the ocean is rising up
They say the ocean is rising up
Soon there’ll be no land any more
They say the ocean is rising up.
Don’t drink the water from the well
Don’t drink the water from the well
The water it’s no good anymore
Don’t drink the water from the well
9. Sing Like a Bird
If I could sing just like a bird
I’d sing a song of joy to you.
I’d make sure my song was heard.
If I could sing, I’d sing for…
You hooo, yoo hooo hooo
If I could sing just like a bird
I’d sing a song of joy to you.
I’d make sure my song was heard.
If I could sing, I’d sing for…
You hooo, yoo hooo hooo
If I could run the fastest race
I’d run right to your door
I’d run so fast up to your place
If I could run, I’d run to ….
You hooo, yoo hooo hooo
If I could paint a picture fair.
I’d paint this one for you.
Your portrait is beyond compare.
If I could paint, I’d paint for you.
You hooo, yoo hooo hooo
If I could sing just like a bird
I’d sing a song of joy to you.
I’d make sure my song was heard.
If I could sing, I’d sing for…
You hooo, yoo hooo hooo
10. Where the River Flows
Feeling like, life’s leaving me behind
I’ve gotta go and ease my mind.
So I’m heading down that road
To where the river flows
Hear the water skipping over stones
It’s quiet and I’m alone
Feels like I’ve come home
To where the river flows
Where the river flows, water deep and cold.
Where the trees are whispering of the stories told.
I can lose myself and cleanse my soul whee the river flows
Where that river flows.
So if you’re feeling like life’s leaving you behind.
You’d better go and ease your mind
Yeah just keep heading down that road
To where the river flows
Where the river flows, water deep and cold.
Where the trees are whispering of the stories told.
I can lose myself and cleanse my soul whee the river flows
Where that river flows.
11. The End of the Year
They pushed the boat out on the lake
They could see his house from there
And they watched the cruel flames take
As the ash rained down upon them, black smoke filled the air.
They went down to the sand
Where they used to play
And they held each other’s hand
But nobody was playing/ on the beach that day
And while the world sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’
They waited on the beaches, queued up in the lines.
Smelt the smoke and felt the fear
What a way to end, the end of the year.
Yellow figures in the fire
Faces grimy black
There was no time to be tired
Hoping they’d still have a home when they finally got back.
And while the world sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’
They waited on the beaches, queued up in the lines.
Smelt the smoke and felt the fear
What a way to end, the end of the year.
My Country/Oh my Country/ My Country/ I cry for you.
Many years the trees stood there
Forest giants home to life
Now they’re blackened, branches bare.
No animals or birdsong in the eerie yellow light.
12. Further Down the Road
May the sun shine upon you, warm you through the day.
Let there be light in the darkness to guide you on your way.
May your journey be gentle, light be your load.
I know that I will see you further down the road. Further down the road.
My darling child, you’re leaving hurts me so.
But you must make your own way.
Into this world you go.
May the sun shine upon you, warm you through the day.
Let there be light in the darkness to guide you on your way.
May your journey be gentle, light be your load.
I know that I will see you further down the road. Further down the road.
Hello old friend. It’s been a while.
I know we’ve had some good times.
You always make me smile.
May the sun shine upon you, warm you through the day.
Let there be light in the darkness to guide you on your way.
May your journey be gentle, light be your load.
I know that I will see you further down the road. Further down the road.
I’m moving on. It’s time to go.
But I know that I will see you
Further down the road.
May the sun shine upon you, warm you through the day.
Let there be light in the darkness to guide you on your way.
May your journey be gentle, light be your load.
I know that I will see you further down the road. Further down the road.