[Verse 1]
Now the land is bare and brown
And the wind blows empty cross the plains
I have walked these plains for the whole memory of my soul
And the soul of my mothers
And the soul of my father's fathers
We have been the life of these plains
Ghosts on these plains

[Pre-Chorus]
The wind once full
The grass once green
There were plans in our hands
The time seems so long ago now

[Refrain]
Where is the rich dark earth?
Brown and moist
Where is the smеll of rain dripping from gumtrees

[Verse 2]
Everything familiar is gone
Everything I countеd on
I can't run
I can't swim away from this land
[Refrain]
Where is the rich dark earth
Brown and moist
Where is the smell of rain dripping from gumtrees

[Outro]
Where are the billabongs
The long-legged birds
Where are the rivers that used to flow clear
Now they're eaten by mud
Who will save us from the rabbits?