Midnight Oil - Who Can Stand In The Way Lyrics
Well oh well I feel Im in decayJohn laws is on the air againIts heavy traffic, jacarandas, eye in the sky and foot on groundI see a million sand speckd ants in mortal combat hand to handAnd I feel that iYes I feel that iSeem to live this life long distanceGaze at the things surround mePeople rolling in and outThose circles and tides confound meAnd theres just one thingYes theres just one thingWho can stand in the wayWhen theres a dollar to be made?I was hanging round off dobroyd pointWhen the first fleet chain sailed inLooked into the clearest blueThe scurvy smell, the convicts cryAnd we just carried on,Yes we just carried onNow choppers strafe the supermarket skyAnd people wonder whyChopping down tons of treesGot seas of print not a soul can read sayWhy do I drown you build brick boxesOne by one now they block my sunBut its metal on metalIts the dance of tvIf christ were here hed camera checkHed cry so loud the planes would stopHed cry so loud the earth would shakeAnd men would fall in tinsel townTheres just one thingYes theres just one thing...Who can stand in the wayWhen theres a dollar to be made?Precious moments, precious fewWhen that dollars more than me and youIts the joy of forgetting,Such a joy to forgetBut we killed all our firstbornAnd we slashed and we burnedAnd we sold off the paddocksAnd we raped and we gougedOn the wings of a six-packWill we ever learn?(moginie/garrett)
