Listen to Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Garrett

Lead Vocals

Rob Hirst

Drums

Martin Rotsey

Guitar

Jeremy Smith

French Horn

Peter Gifford

Background Vocals

Glad Reed

Trombone

Jim Moginie

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Garrett

Songwriter

Jim Moginie

Songwriter

Rob Hirst

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Midnight Oil

Producer

Guy Gray

Engineer

Tim Young

Mastering Engineer

Warne Livesey

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Out where the river broke

The bloodwood and the desert oak

Holden wrecks and boiling diesels

Steam in 45 degrees

[PreChorus]

The time has come

To say fair's fair

To pay the rent

To pay our share

[PreChorus]

The time has come

A fact's a fact

It belongs to them

Let's give it back

[Chorus]

How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?

How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?

[Chorus]

The time has come to say fair's fair

To pay the rent now, to pay our share

[Verse 2]

The four wheels scare the cockatoos

From Kintore East to Yuendemu

The western desert lives and breathes

In 45 degrees

[PreChorus]

The time has come

To say fair's fair

To pay the rent

To pay our share

[PreChorus]

The time has come

A fact's a fact

It belongs to them

Let's give it back

[Chorus]

How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?

How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?

[Chorus]

The time has come to say fair's fair

To pay the rent now, to pay our share

The time has come, a fact's a fact

It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back

[Chorus]

How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?

Written by: MOGINIE, Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst