Beds Are Burning

Jim Moginie / Peter Garrett / Rob Hirst

Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

The time has come to say fairs fair
to pay the rent, now to pay our share

Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In 45 degrees

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

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, let's give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

Trivia about the song Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

On which albums was the song “Beds Are Burning” released by Midnight Oil?
Midnight Oil released the song on the albums “Diesel And Dust” in 1987, “Scream In Blue” in 1987, “Scream in Blue - Live” in 1992, “Best Of The Best Gold - 20.000 Watt R.S.L.” in 1997, and “20,000 Watt R.S.L.” in 1997.
Who composed the song “Beds Are Burning” by Midnight Oil?
The song “Beds Are Burning” by Midnight Oil was composed by Jim Moginie, Peter Garrett, and Rob Hirst.

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