Theres a strong wind blowing off the mountain

It's not a welcome sight

From a cigarette swag on a two dog night

Im so tired of this droving

the dirt, the durt and heat

I'm weary to my bones but I can't sleep



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It's a long night staring at the fire light

It's a long night missin' you

It's a long night and the wind begins to bite

It's a lonely night missing you



Andy drives a road train, He's been away a while

but to make ends meet, he's gotta make a mile

By morning if he drives all night, he just might make it home

He calls Mary on his satellite telephone

and he says



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It's a long night staring at the dash board light

It's a long night missin' you

It's a long night and the wind begins to bite

It's a lonely night missing you



Maggie's beau shoots roos for a living while she waits at home

And there's a Quantas piliot flying out to Rome

Nurses are doing nightshift while a copper walks the beat

And I'm still crowding the fire trying to make some heat



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