I come from the Saltwater people We always live by the sea They say home is where you find it Will this place ever satisfy me? And my island home My island home My island home is waiting for me My island home My island home My island home is waiting for me Six years I lived in the desert Every night, I dreamt of the sea Now I'm down here living in the city With all of my family And my island home My island home My island home is waiting for me My island home My island home My island home is waiting for me In the evening the dry wind blows From the hills, and across the plain I close my eyes and I'm standing In a boat, on the sea again And I'm holding that long turtle spear And I feel I'm close now, to where it must be And my island home is waiting for me... My home is Australia We are a land Bound by sea. And though I may travel far across the ocean It will never, forget me And my island home My island home My island home is waiting for me My island home My island home My island home is waiting for me My island home My island home My island home is surrounded by sea My island home My island home My island home in a cosmic sea