Out where the river broke

the bloodwood and the desert oak

Holden wrecks and boiling diesels

steam in forty five degrees



The time has come

to say fair's fair

to pay the rent

to pay our share



The time has come

a fact's a fact

it belongs to them

let's give it back



How can we dance when our earth is turning

how do we sleep while our beds are burning



Four wheels scare the cockatoos

from Kintore East to Yuendemu

the western desert lives and breathes

in forty five degrees