i'll sing you the desert
where blackmen sailed
waterhole to water
where whitemen failed
see the face of dreamers
forgotten souls
hear the voice of cattlemen crackle in the coals
maybe we will learn what's written in the sand
a thousand generations living off the land
i'll sing you the waters
runnin' through the town
wildflowers and wattles when it settles down
the outback is impossible
forever and it's free
no way can i find an end to what it means to me
the outback
i'll sing you the miners
steel and coal
opals and diamonds
silver and gold
emeralds and sapphires
i wish for you
holes in the outback
down below
there's lakes and there's rivers
caves to be found
and there's another landscape underground
i'll sing you the waters runnin' through the town
wildflowers and wattles when it settles down
the backbone of the women who fight on and on
the healing of the sunset when all is said and done
the outback is impossible
forever and it's free
no way can i find an end to what it means to me
to what it means to me
the outback