Icehouse - The Great Divide

THE GREAT DIVIDE (I. Davies)----------------------------Where the moon sinks low in the southern sky On the open plains, where the river runs dry Well, his feet are bare, bare and dusty brown And a hot wind blows over sacred ground And a new day brekas On the mountainside Reaching out, reaching out Over the great divide It? s a long, long road Stretching out ahead Step by step, step by step Over the great divide On a dead end street in a border town Where the stray dog sleeps in the midday sun Now the headline news is old and worn The pages stained with blood and rain, And cheap red wine And his skin is black The last of his tribe And he turns his back, turns his back On the great divide And a new day breaks On the mountainside Reaching out, reaching out Over the great divide Solid rock and burning sand Weathered by the hand of time Standing high above the storm Cutting deep against the grain And the years have come and gone Leaving all their scars behind Where the hills begin to climb There? s a legend carved in stone And a new day breaks On the mountainside Reaching out, reaching out Over the great divide It? s a long, long road Stretching out ahead Step by step, step by step Over the great divide And his skin is black The last of his tribe And he turns his back, turns his back On the great divide It? s a long, long road That leads him home again Step by step, step by step Over the great divide Harbour Town (Iva Davies)Well, you can see these people At the end of every working day Down at the local bar Or maybe hanging out in some dark caféDown on the waterfront As the big grey boats come steaming on home It? s anybody? s guess Where the night begins and the party ends He says, "come on, baby, take a hold of my hand? cause it? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town And the city lights up when the sun goes down It? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town"And anywhere you look There? s a smooth operator just playing the game Got the blue jeans, baby, His hands in his pockets and the same old lines Looking for a good time Waiting? til the ship comes in He says, "come on, baby, take a hold of my hand? cause it? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town And the city lights up when the sun goes down It? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town"On the corner of the street where it meets the lane There? s a message on the wall near the telephone It says, "honey, you can call... call me anytime..."He says, "come on, baby, take a hold of my hand? cause it? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town And the city lights up when the sun goes down It? s Saturday night in the Harbour Town"Knockin? Em Down (Iva Davies)Well, there? s no way out of Marrickville For the son of the hard working man Where the punk who has the muscle Is the leader of the local gang Well, there? s ain? t no time for discussion And there ain? t no time to waste You just take him on single handed You just push him,? til it breaks He said, "hey, that? s alright I can take it for one more round You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."So he grew up wild and reckless And he grew up quick and mean? til an enterprising gentleman Put his talents in the ring He said, "boy, you? re just a renegade You got no place left to hide"I can make you fame and fortune Maybe champion of the world..."He said, "hey, that? s alright I can take it for one more round You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."He said, "hey, that? s alright I can stand here and hold my ground You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."Well, there? s blood on the canvas and leather And he learned his lesson well But the boy keeps swingin? those punches? til he hears that final bell He said, "hey, that? s alright I can take it for one more round You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."He said, "hey, that? s alright I can stand here and hold my ground You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."He said, "hey, that? s alright You can give me your best shot, baby But the boy, hey! But the boy keeps knockin? em down..."