Standing  at  the  limit  of  an  endless  ocean
stranded  like  a  runaway,  lost  at  sea
city  on  a  rainy  day  down  in  the  harbour
watching  as  the  grey  clouds  shadow  the  bay
looking  everywhere  'cause  I  had  to  find  you
this  is  not  the  way  that  i  remember  it  here
anyone  will  tell  you  its  a  prisoner  island
hidden  in  the  summer  for  a  million  years

Great  Southern  Land,  burned  you  black

So  you  look  into  the  land  and  it  will  tell  you  a  story
story  'bout  a  journey  ended  long  ago
listen  to  the  motion  of  the  wind  in  the  mountains
maybe  you  can  hear  them  talking  like  I  do
".  .  they're  gonna  betray you,  they're  gonna  forget  you
are  you  gonna  let  them  take  you  over  that  way  .  ."

Great  Southern  Land,  Great  Southern  Land
you  walk  alone,  like  a  primitive  man
and  they  make  it  work,  with  sticks  and  bones
see  their  hungry  eyes,  its  a  hungry  home

I  hear  the  sound  of  the  stranger's  voices
I  see  their  hungry  eyes,  their  hungry  eyes
Great  Southern  Land,  Great  Southern  Land
they  burned  you  black,  black  against  the  ground

Standing  at  the  limit  of  an  endless  ocean
stranded  like  a  runaway,  lost  at  sea
city  on  a  rainy  day  down  in  the  harbour
watching  as  the  grey  clouds  shadow  the  bay
looking  everywhere  'cause  I  had  to  find  you
this  is  not  the  way  that  i  remember  it  here
anyone  will  tell  you  its  a  prisoner  island
hidden  in  the  summer  for  a  million  years

Great  Southern  Land,  in  the  sleeping  sun
you  walk  alone  with  the  ghost  of  time
they  burned  you  black,  black  against  the  ground
and  they  make  it  work  with  rocks  and  sand

I  hear  the  sound  of  the  stanger's  voices
I  see  their  hungry  eyes,  their  hungry  eyes
Great  Southern  Land,  Great  Southern  Land
you  walk  alone,  like  a  primitive  man
you  walk  alone  with  the  ghost  of  time
and  they  burned  you  black
yeah,  they  burned  you  black
Great  Southern  Land