Here One Moment Colin Buchanan

I love this house I built this house We raised our children here The walls have shared the tumult In the passing of the years But we lost it all last Saturday In the crackle and the roar Our home

Without You Colin Buchanan

Oh the bed I slip into is empty and frozen No lover have I to hold And my sleep it is fitful but I cling to the dreaming O how can I live one more night without you?

Paradise Colin Buchanan

change from slopes to plains Stands of yellowbox Turned to Mallee green and grey And her beauty kept unfolding that day Chorus She is cruel She is tender She'll leave you open-mouthed in wonder One

Harvest Colin Buchanan

The crops have just started to turn golden brown, Patches of green on retreat The last of the spring rains have swollen the grain Harvest will soon be here Ron took delivery of his header last

Chook Colin Buchanan

Caught the train to Cootamundra Headed over to the waiting bus Twenty minutes to stretch the legs When this bloke rides up to us Twelve speed pushbike, kung-fu jacket The kiosk girl said, "Here comes

At Kalulah Colin Buchanan

could see the rain on Flat Rock Biggest storm in such a long time Birds were flying to their nests Chorus We've had some big storms lately There've been dark clouds in our hearts *But my love is here

Jincumbilly Colin Buchanan

There are Weeds on the line at Jincumbilly There's no Jincumbilly Mail There'll be no train Through here again And there's rust on Jincumbilly rail The railway sold the house at Jincumbilly Sold

Smaller Every Year Colin Buchanan

Chorus It's just a little town Getting smaller very year Let the years slip quickly by And then wave your kids goodbye Off to make a life away from here This town is getting smaller every year.

The House on Fishy Lake Road Colin Buchanan

me your story If it can be told I know you've not always been empty and cold Whisper it softly let it unfold And tell me the story of The house on Fishy Lake Road And what of the ones who lived here

The Bimbi Talent Quest Colin Buchanan

forget the Bimbi Talent Quest The backing band were local lads together for the night They found it hard to play by ear And they couldn’t play by sight They may have all played out of tune but no one

Tears On The Phone Colin Buchanan

back in this town There's not a whole lot going down Kids are hanging out at the old cafe And I wish you weren't so far way As the rail bus tail lights disappear I ask myself , "What am I doing here

By the Barwon Colin Buchanan

They've been coming here for so many years Before the bridge and the town and the bottles of beer And when the next flood passes they'll all be back In the Barwon.

In His Blood Colin Buchanan

of burrs and the grounds still wet He’s got the John Deere bogged And he’s seeing red He wants the seed in the ground And not in the shed CHORUS And he’s no stranger to the great unknown No one

Living in Town Colin Buchanan

You took your bride to the farm The same land your father worked And your grandfather cleared You shared the joy of two sons One day the place would be theirs To share with their brides You took

Frank the Scab Colin Buchanan

Look what dad’s got this time” Frank once heard a yarn he believes is true About a fella named Flint who made a mint From a rich bloke passing through One man’s junk is another’s delight So Frank

Come What May Colin Buchanan

It was tinder dry ‘round Illabo all summer And we're not entirely certain just how the fires began But when the flames had finally passed And we saw all that we’d lost We weren’t about to bid it a...

Handyman Colin Buchanan

John came home with a good idea “Going to build you a brand new kitchen dear.” So he rebuilt the cupboards Ripped up the floor Smashed up the sink re-hung the door Now it’s 10-times worse than it ...

Progress Colin Buchanan

I’ve seen the struggle of the daring ones Seen the work wrought with calloused hands Seen a world that clung so desperately In days that now have passed I’ve seen the rusting iron once so proud S...

When it rained Colin Buchanan

He moved away to college And he made some city friends Who’d only seen in picture books What he’d done on the land And the lazy small-town goings-on Seemed to lose their glow But once it’s in your...

Adelago Colin Buchanan

Cockatoos call in the morning Surf crashes on the golden sand It's 5 hours from the dust and the paddocks On the edge of the big brown land He's missing that farm under Sugarloaf Mountain There's ...

That Old Caravan Colin Buchanan

They hitched up that old caravan in 1963 They drove a big black Zephyr They were young and they were free Pointed southwards with a tailwind And no particular plan Just a young bloke and his new b...

Runaway Train Colin Buchanan

They were still bagging grain when the train pulled in He was a hardworkin' fella with a knockabout grin And the boss' daughter took a shine to him And they were off like a runaway train Close the...

The Measure of a Man Colin Buchanan

1. The autumn sun Warmed the sand Of the river running dry And around the gums Dads and mums Lay with dogs Under open skies And let the days slip by ... Chorus The measure of a man isn't found In...

Rocko Colin Buchanan

We searched out a quiet corner of the Middle Bre Hotel A couple of dudes from out of town and it wasn't hard to tell A fella with an old guitar Who'd been playing in the public bar Gave a gappy sm...

He Waits Colin Buchanan

They met in the summer of 1958, A hometown girl with stars in her eyes He came from out of town to work in the mill, She found what she was looking for And he, he found a wife. She still remember...

The Birdsville Races Colin Buchanan

1. Now folk's will tell you Birdsville is a little town You'd miss it if you blink But I took a trip out that way And it's not the sort of town Most people think .... They told me just a hundred ...

No Place like Home Colin Buchanan

1. The moon lit the mountains bathed them in light The patchwork of paddocks spread forth in the night And whatever it was that had drawn him away Was forgotten, was gone... Chorus They say there...

Fields of Green Colin Buchanan

Let it be our little secret, my love This pledge that no witness shall see This promise of love that will live though we part Declared in these fields of green Let only these clouds cast their sha...

Edge of the Kimberley Colin Buchanan

Take the Sunset strip out of Timber Creek Past the boab tree and the rusty peak A couple of hours and you're going to be On the edge of the Kimberley Took a tinny on the Ord to Ivanhoe Barramundi ...

Sons of the Country Colin Buchanan

He drives a red and yellow taxi down George Street He knows this city like it was his own But he talks about a life beyond the ranges And he dreams about the big sky of home Chorus... Sons of the ...

Kurrajong Colin Buchanan

In his annexe made of besser bricks and corrugated iron I can hear the roar of footy on a Saturday afternoon Kurrajong’s got his slippers on and he sips a mug of coffee And he’s glad to share the ...

Silver Bullet Colin Buchanan

Set the yards up, dug a hole Rounded up the sheep Picked the ones that had to go It’d make a fella weep Food for dogs and a few loose coins CHORUS It was a simple plan to work this land But a fi...

Jingle Bells Colin Buchanan

Dashing through the bush In a rusty Holden ute Kicking up the dust Esky in the boot Kelpie by my side Singing Christmas songs It’s summertime and I am in My singlet, shorts and thongs CHORUS OH! ...

The Heroes of the Flames Colin Buchanan

1. The bush was like a tinder-box From a summer free of rain The unrelenting westerlies Quickly fanned the flames And with every passing hour The flames were burning higher Thousands faced destruc...

North Bourke Bridge Colin Buchanan

There’s sunshine in the south-east There’s rain to the north-westAnd Gundabooka’s brewing up a storm The sleeping Bogan River Winds its gentle track And the locals said they knew that I’d be back ...

Thinking of You Colin Buchanan

1. The rain drifted onto the range from the west The town took a shower that settled the dust And the last of the sun was just breaking through ... When I started thinking of you ... 2. The Tente...

Hard Times Colin Buchanan

Nearly broke old Dom’s heart To choose the sheep And set them apart He heard the shots He just couldn’t watch Hard times on the land Ian ploughed the cabbages in Prices were bad He just couldn’t ...

The Local District Show Colin Buchanan

Rams and jams, bulls and biscuits Crafts and cattle, sheep and shortbread Brought before the steward’s gaze Stock and produce, craft displays It’s a day when people have a go It’s the local distri...

Farm Cars Colin Buchanan

What’s that roar Rattling and rumbling? Got no door but it doesn’t seem to matter Duco’s scratched Panels bent and dented Can’t be matched Those no frills, no brakes Gut-thrasher, paddock-basher f...

The Wanaaring Road Colin Buchanan

1. If you head west beyond the Darling Near the corner country of New South Wales You'll know you've struck the real Australia When your wheels hit the Wanaaring Road 2. There's (sic) roos and pi...

Singlets Blue Colin Buchanan

Grab your gear - it’s time to take a pen, Working out the western sheds again, From sheep to table, bin to bale Cockies work ‘em tooth and nail To the chuggin’ of the donk and the chattering blade...

Tough Job Colin Buchanan

Heading road trains west of the Warrego River Pigging in the lyginum on the Barcoo Drilling for oil in the Strezleki Desert Or shipping the wool clip out Pokataroo Chorus... It's a tough job, mate...

Uncle Viv Colin Buchanan

Just what got me in I’m not quite sure, The hat with the Legacy badges Or the tales about the war? But when the stories started I wanted to hear more He spent some time in the Northern Territory,...

Out West of the Mighty Darling Colin Buchanan

1. Out west of the mighty Darling Where the big bomboras blow And turn daylight to the black of night In half an hour or so And you race for the nearest shelter From dust like rusty snow Out west ...

Mary Won't You Warm My Bed (Album Version) Colin Blunstone

I have climbed up every mountain Sailed on every sea Travelled on every highway Wondering where else can she be But I never for a moment ever lost my peace of mind Wonder where I can find that girl Within

Missin' Slim Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan

Davey has a photo From the day they met Slim Dusty It hangs beneath the longhorns in a simple timber frame And I dont know who is prouder Davey or his old man But you can see in in their faces and...

Haunted house Roy Buchanan

started ringin and chains rattled loud I knew I'd moved in a haunted house Still I made up in my mind to stay Nothin was a gonna drive me away When I seen somethin that gave me the creep Had a one

You & Whose Army Colin James

Fatalistic pacifist Have left me off the guest list And the show is on I guess its time to leave the scene Apparently they just can't see A spiraling situation No hint of hesitation here You an whose

Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect/Dreams Colin Meloy

And here I dreamt I was a soldier And I marched the streets of Birkenau And I recall in spring The perfume that the air would bring To the indolent town Where the barkers call the moon down The carnival

Find me Colin Hare

Find me Find me on a branch in a tree In the sky, on the sea But find me Find me Make me understand I\'m not necessarily a man I\'m just me All things are equal When there\'s no one else around