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The yellow moon sat pregnant over the misty field
The highway was wide open and the moonlight wouldn’t yield
A murder of crows hopped languidly from something’s last mistake
Shiny black feathers; mile markers,
Ever west we went

Rocks sprang up like natures temple as far as we could see
The big ship got three bridges to seal his victory,
By knocking over Englishman in an English land.
The ashes in my eye don’t lie, I knew just what it meant.

We had enough on board to keep us gone for many country miles
There was no prior warning we were plundered with a smile
The things we lost made us want to start some kind of fight
But the border patrol are dining in style tonight

The Perkins family born and bred in a town they call Cowangie
Their pride and joy was a little boy, goes by the name of Larry.
He conquered the hill and he drove the roads in every type of car.
And earned himself a sign reserved for the special shooting star.

The swans sat on the postcard glass as we tried to change our mood,
Wondering what we were gonna do now we’d lost most of our food
We drove along the river banks and irrigated green
Pull on over and hitch a ride on the Murray River Queen

The people out in Waikerie well they build their towers tall,
No ivory or parapets will ever make them fall
They feel the need for a feeble feed to sanctify the TV,
The heartlands of the wet lagoon and miles of orange trees.

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from Diamonds on the Road, released August 17, 2008

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Dave Walker made his first record in 1998 and has been churning them out ever since. Variety of styles and a whole range of different musicians.

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