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My Island Home
Warumpi Band
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Warumpi Band - My Island Home (1987)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Warumpi Band
Performer
Neil Murray
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Murray
Composer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Six years I've been in the desert
And every night, I dream of the sea
They say home is where you find it
Will this place ever satisfy me?
For I come from the saltwater people
We've always lived by the sea
Now I'm out here west of Alice Springs
With a wife and a family
[Verse 2]
And my island home
My island home
My island home
Is waitin' for me
[Verse 3]
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 a long turtle spear
And I feel I'm close now
To where it must be
My island home
Is waitin' for me
[Verse 4]
For I come from the saltwater people
We've always lived by the sea
Now I'm out here west of Alice Springs
With a wife and a family
[Verse 5]
And my island home
My island home
My island home
Is waitin' for me
[Verse 6]
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 a long turtle spear
And I feel I'm close now
To where it must be
My island home
Is waitin' for me
[Verse 7]
My island home
My island home
My island home
Is waitin' for me
[Verse 8]
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
My island home
Written by:
Neil Murray
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