Beds Are Burning (Single Version)

Written by: -

Garrett/Hirst/Moginie

General Song Notes: -

None.

Production Details: -

Produced by Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil. Engineered by Guy Gray. Recorded at Alberts Studios, Sydney.

Other Version-Specific Details: -

This version is labelled as the Single Version on some releases, but is actually identical to the original album version, and is included here only to clear any confusion.

Track Time: -

4:17

Lyrics: -

Out where the river broke The bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels Steam in forty 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 our share Four wheels scare the cockatoos From Kintore East to Yuendemu The Western Desert lives and breathes In forty-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 our 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

Versions: -

Original Version Blackfella/Whitefella Video Instrumental Ayers Rock Mix Kintore East Mix Kintoris Mix Live Luongo 7" Mix Percapella Kangaroo Mix Promotional Video Single Version Tamarama Mix Yuendemu Percappela Mix