Older than Kosciusko Darwin down to Alice Springs Dealers in the clearing house The settlements explode High up in the homelands Miners drive across the land Encounter no resistance When the people block the road Older than Kosciusko Dry white seasons years ago Darkness over Charleville The fires begin to grow No end to the hostility Now they wanna be somewhere else ♪ No stranger to brutality Now they'd like to be someone else ♪ Older than Kosciusko Driven back to Alice Springs Endless storm and struggle Marks the spirit of the age High up in the homelands Celebration 'cross the land Builds up like a cyclone Now the fires begin to rage No end to the hostility Now they wanna be somewhere else ♪ No stranger to brutality Now they'd like to be someone else ♪ Call off the ultimatum No, don't turn away Call off the ultimatum until yesterday Call off the ultimatum No, don't turn away ♪ Bind up the brokenhearted No, don't turn away ♪ Call off the ultimatum until yesterday No end to the hostility Now they wanna be somewhere else
No stranger to brutality Now they'd like to be someone else ♪ No end to the hostility Now they wanna be somewhere