[00:00.801] Well they call me the desert child[00:04.820] I was born out in the wild[00:08.239] Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross[00:11.804] With a heart that runs a mile[00:15.149] While the train it waits arrival[00:18.671] I'd learn to read the bible[00:22.110] I remembered every word just to sing like a bird[00:25.727] And to whistle on down the line[00:30.454] Oh, my backbone take me back home[00:37.338] Wherever you are tell 'em my star[00:40.896] Will leave the light on[00:44.449] Oh, my backbone harder than stone[00:51.529] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home[00:59.115] Well the only road to find her[01:02.561] From the tread underneath the tyre[01:06.046] If the fox didn't howl it'd save us now[01:09.512] From the bid from highest buyer[01:12.998] And our hair it grew like fire[01:16.492] Like Samson and Delilah[01:19.997] But the rust wouldn't hurt from the dust and dirt[01:23.478] That we used to barb the wire[01:28.286] Oh, my backbone take me back home[01:35.065] Wherever you are tell 'em my star[01:38.672] Will leave the light on[01:42.226] Oh, my backbone harder than stone[01:49.547] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home[02:07.363] At night the words were spoken[02:10.893] Will the circle be unbroken[02:14.437] And the voice went higher from the family choir[02:18.154] And the moon it played in time[02:21.483] And the boxcar disappeared[02:24.877] With a wave from the engineer[02:28.329] And I always came back for the coin on the track[02:31.798] 'Cause it made me a millionaire[02:36.400] Oh, my backbone take me back home[02:43.053] Wherever you are tell 'em my star[02:46.478] Will leave the light on[02:49.872] Oh, my backbone harder than stone[02:56.973] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home[03:03.805] I'ma go east, I'ma go west, I'ma come home[03:11.098] They call me the desert child[03:14.876] I was born out in the wild[03:18.402] Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross[03:22.169] With a heart that runs a mile