[00:00.801] Well they call me the desert child
[00:04.820] I was born out in the wild
[00:08.239] Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross
[00:11.804] With a heart that runs a mile
[00:15.149] While the train it waits arrival
[00:18.671] I'd learn to read the bible
[00:22.110] I remembered every word just to sing like a bird
[00:25.727] And to whistle on down the line
[00:30.454] Oh, my backbone take me back home
[00:37.338] Wherever you are tell 'em my star
[00:40.896] Will leave the light on
[00:44.449] Oh, my backbone harder than stone
[00:51.529] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
[00:59.115] Well the only road to find her
[01:02.561] From the tread underneath the tyre
[01:06.046] If the fox didn't howl it'd save us now
[01:09.512] From the bid from highest buyer
[01:12.998] And our hair it grew like fire
[01:16.492] Like Samson and Delilah
[01:19.997] But the rust wouldn't hurt from the dust and dirt
[01:23.478] That we used to barb the wire
[01:28.286] Oh, my backbone take me back home
[01:35.065] Wherever you are tell 'em my star
[01:38.672] Will leave the light on
[01:42.226] Oh, my backbone harder than stone
[01:49.547] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
[02:07.363] At night the words were spoken
[02:10.893] Will the circle be unbroken
[02:14.437] And the voice went higher from the family choir
[02:18.154] And the moon it played in time
[02:21.483] And the boxcar disappeared
[02:24.877] With a wave from the engineer
[02:28.329] And I always came back for the coin on the track
[02:31.798] 'Cause it made me a millionaire
[02:36.400] Oh, my backbone take me back home
[02:43.053] Wherever you are tell 'em my star
[02:46.478] Will leave the light on
[02:49.872] Oh, my backbone harder than stone
[02:56.973] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
[03:03.805] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
[03:11.098] They call me the desert child
[03:14.876] I was born out in the wild
[03:18.402] Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross
[03:22.169] With a heart that runs a mile

Well they call me the desert child
I was born out in the wild
Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross
With a heart that runs a mile
While the train it waits arrival
I'd learn to read the bible
I remembered every word just to sing like a bird
And to whistle on down the line
Oh, my backbone take me back home
Wherever you are tell 'em my star
Will leave the light on
Oh, my backbone harder than stone
I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
Well the only road to find her
From the tread underneath the tyre
If the fox didn't howl it'd save us now
From the bid from highest buyer
And our hair it grew like fire
Like Samson and Delilah
But the rust wouldn't hurt from the dust and dirt
That we used to barb the wire
Oh, my backbone take me back home
Wherever you are tell 'em my star
Will leave the light on
Oh, my backbone harder than stone
I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
At night the words were spoken
Will the circle be unbroken
And the voice went higher from the family choir
And the moon it played in time
And the boxcar disappeared
With a wave from the engineer
And I always came back for the coin on the track
'Cause it made me a millionaire
Oh, my backbone take me back home
Wherever you are tell 'em my star
Will leave the light on
Oh, my backbone harder than stone
I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home
They call me the desert child
I was born out in the wild
Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross
With a heart that runs a mile