Bow River

(album: Circus Animals - 1982)

Listen now to the wind, babe
Listen now to the rain
Feel that water licking at my feet again
I don't wanna see this town no more
Wasting my days on a factory floor
First thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again

Anytime you want babe, you can come around
But only six days separates me and the great Top End
I been working hard, twelve hours a day
And the money I saved won't buy my youth again
I'm going for the heat babe, and the tropical rain
In a place where no man's putting on the dog for me
I'm waiting on the weekend, set o' brand new tyres
And back in Bow River's just where I want to be

Listen now to the wind, babe
Listen now to the rain
Feel that water licking at my feet again
I don't wanna see this town no more
Too many years made up my mind to go or stay
Right to my dying day
I don't wanna see another engine line
Too many years and I owe my mind
First set o' wheels heading back Bow River again
First thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again

I got the motor running, I got the rest of my days
Sold everything I owned for just a song
So anytime you want babe, you can come around
But don't leave it too late, you just might find me gone

Listen now to the wind, babe
Listen now to the rain
Feel that water licking at my feet again
I don't wanna see this town no more
Too many years made up my mind to go or stay
Right to my dying day
I don't wanna see another engine line
Too many years and I owe my mind
First set o' wheels heading back Bow River again

I don't need the score
I'm going through the door
Gonna tell the man I don't want no more
Pick up a fast car and burn my name in the road
One week, two week, maybe even more
Piss all my money up against the damn wall
First thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again
First thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again

First thing you know I'll be
Back in Bow River
Again