
Date of issue: 10.06.2013
Song language: English
Power And The Passion |
People wasting away |
In paradise |
Going backwards, once in a while |
Taking your time, give it a try |
What do you believe, what do you believe |
What do you believe is true? |
Nothing they say makes a difference this way |
Nothing they say will do |
You take all the trouble that you can afford |
At least you won’t have time to be bored |
At least you won’t have time to be bored |
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time |
Oh the power and the passion |
Sometimes you’ve got to take the hardest line |
Sunburnt faces around, with skin so brown |
Smiling zinc cream and crowds, Sundays the beach never a cloud |
Breathing eucalypt, pushing panel vans |
Stuff and munch junk food |
Laughing at the truth, 'cause Gough was tough til he hit the rough |
Uncle Sam and John were quite enough |
Too much of sunshine too much of sky |
It’s just enough to make you want to cry |
It’s just enough to make you want to cry |
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time |
Oh the power and the passion |
Sometimes you’ve got to take the hardest line |
I see buildings, clothing the sky, in paradise |
Sydney, nights are warm |
Daytime telly, blue rinse dawn |
Dad’s so bad he lives in the pub, it’s a underarms and football clubs |
Flat chat, Pine Gap, in every home a Big Mac |
And no one goes outback, that’s that |
You take what you get and get what you please |
It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees |
It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees |
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time |
Oh the power and the passion |
Sometimes you’ve got to take the hardest line |