Just Us

I've seen clear blue skies for as long as I remember
I cannot remember that sweet smell of rain
I've seen tears in their eyes it comes from the hunger
All I want to do is make them smile again

But the weather don't look like changing, staying blue no grey
And though our lives need rearranging, in our heart we have to stay

That's who we are, just us, no pretence no fuss
We've always worked this land and always will
That's who we are, just us, spend our days ploughing dust
Until the rains come, or were, forever still

They tell me I have to leave for the sake of my family
But they wouldn't give up the fight, we've always fought
And the banks a circling, just like an eagle
I suppose to them were all a lost cause

Holding out for signs of water, from the sky and not my eyes
I Kiss goodnight my baby daughter
She whispers I love you and that is why

That's who we are, just us, no pretence no fuss
We've always worked this land and always will
That's who we are, just us, spend our days ploughing dust
Until the rains come, or were, forever still
Until the rains come, or were, forever still