John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, and Ross Fraser



All the world's a stage they say

But who decides the parts we play

A mourner in the Lebanon

A logger in the Amazon



Soldiers in the square of shame

Our children play in acid rain

They won't pay a martyr's bail

Black fella in a white man's jail



See the Banners fall

Hear the future call

Time to start again

They're dancing on the wall

Can you hear them call

See the Banners fall



The Colonel wears Pierre Cardin

But clothes don't always make the man

The teacher preaches what he's told

But can the preacher save your soul



See the Banners fall

Hear the future call

Time to start again

They're dancing on the wall

Can you hear them call

See the Banners fall



Eagles in a sea of oil

Noble men on barren soil

Children waiting in the wings

Wonder what the future brings



See the Banners fall

Hear the future call

Time to start again

They're dancing on the wall

Can you hear them call

See the Banners fall