Out where the river broke 
The blood wood and the desert oak 
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels 
Steam in fourty-five degrees 

The time has come, to say fair's fair 
To pay the rent, to pay our share 
The time has come, a fact's a fact 
It belongs to them, let's give it back 

How can we dance when our earth is turning 
How do we sleep while our beds are burning 
How can we dance when our earth is turning 
How do we sleep while our beds are burning 

The time has come to say fair's fair 
To pay the rent now to pay the share

Four wheels scare the cockatoos 
From Kintyre East to Yuendemu 
The western desert lives and 
Breathes in fourty-five degrees. 

The time has come, to say fair's fair 
To pay the rent, to pay our share 
The time has come, a fact's a fact 
It belongs to them, let's give it back 

How can we dance when our earth is turning 
How do we sleep while our beds are burning 
How can we dance when our earth is turning 
How do we sleep while our beds are burning 

The time has come to say fair's fair 
To pay the rent now to pay the share 
The time has come a fact's a fact 
It belongs to them we're gonna give it back 

How can we dance when our earth is turning 
How do we sleep while our beds are burning