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People, wasting away in paradise
Going backward, once in a while
Moving ahead, falling behind
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
 
Take all the trouble that you can afford
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 enough to make you want to cry
 
Oh the power...
 
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
 
Oh the power...
 
(Hirst/Moginie/Garrett) 


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