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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christine Anu
Christine Anu
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Rrurrambu Burarrwanga
George Rrurrambu Burarrwanga
Songwriter
Neil Murray
Neil Murray
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I come from the Saltwater people
We always live by the sea
They say home is where you find it
Will this place ever satisfy me?
[Verse 2]
And my island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
My island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
[Verse 3]
Six years, I lived in the desert
Every night I dreamt of the sea
Now I'm down here living in the city
With all of my family
[Verse 4]
And my island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
My island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
[Verse 5]
In the evening the dry wind blows
From the hills and across the plain
I close my eyes and I'm standing in a boat
On the sea again
And I'm holding that long turtle spear
And I feel like I'm close now
To where it must be
And my island home is waiting for me
[Verse 6]
My home is Australia
We are a land bound by sea
And though I may travel far across the ocean
It will never for get me
[Verse 7]
And my island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
My island home
My island home
My island home is waiting for me
[Verse 8]
My island home
My island home
My island home is surrounded by sea
My island home
My island home
My island home in a cosmic sea
Written by: Neil Murray
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