[ti:Thargomindah (The Way It Is)] [ar:John Williamson] [al:His Favourite Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thargomindah (The Way It Is) - John Williamson (约翰·威廉姆斯(澳大利亚)) [00:03.21]Written by:JohnWilliamson [00:06.42]Don't think about the hours [00:09.82]Goin' round and round [00:12.79]About the cost of fuel [00:14.81]The seed you've planted in the ground [00:19.33]It'll send you crazy [00:21.69]Belt your head against the wall [00:25.04]And question why you're in the game at all [00:30.96]Yeah you wait two years for decent rain [00:34.38]To save a thirsty crop [00:37.58]And now it goin' yellow [00:40.44]Cause the bloody rain won't stop [00:43.85]But that's the way it is [00:46.66]Where inland rivers flow [00:50.05]An irony that real bush people know [00:55.92]But the folks in Thargomindah [00:58.95]Haven't seen the grass so tall [01:02.00]It's an ill wind that blows no good [01:05.09]The rain can't please us all [01:08.10]No complaints in Thargomindah [01:11.44]Or out Wanaaring way [01:14.50]Smiles all 'round in Gidgieland today [01:26.91]And you're thinkin' here we go again [01:29.98]With a bucket and a mop [01:33.43]It's been fifteen years [01:36.11]Since the food went through your shop [01:39.70]And it's an act of God [01:42.36]So insurance doesn't pay [01:45.84]You turn around and start again today [01:51.95]Wihile a mob of hungry Brahmans [01:55.18]Spread to let us through [01:58.18]If they could speak [01:59.31]I'm sure they'd say [02:00.87]All's well on old Barcoo [02:04.58]When they reach Windorah [02:07.64]Fat enough to sell [02:10.69]The cattleman will treat his drovers well [02:29.11]Yeah you wait two years for decent rain [02:32.52]To save a thirsty crop [02:35.66]And now it goin' yellow [02:38.68]Cause the bloody rain won't stop [02:42.04]But that's the way it is [02:44.93]Where inland rivers flow [02:48.25]An irony that real bush people know [02:54.16]But the folks in Thargomindah [02:57.20]Haven't seen the grass so tall [03:00.06]It's an ill wind that blows no good [03:03.18]The rain can't please us all [03:06.35]No complaints in Thargomindah [03:09.69]Or out Wanaaring way [03:12.95]Smiles all 'round in Gidgieland today [03:18.87]Yeah there's no complaints in Gidgieland today