Redgum - In Their Hands lyrics

Jessie bought her farm out on the border Windmills and wheat, the hard ground beneath her feet She built a house of stone, and works dawn to sundown She's got a headful of dreams to keep her warm. See how the run See how they shine See how they spread their wings and fly Katie drills for oil in the flaming desert She keeps an eye on the sun, and all the lonely men Slowly found her strength, and her berbal defense Now her skin's turned brown she's not coming back to town. The beat of a different drum sounds a lonely dance The weight of secret yearning Feel the danger, take the chance The beat of a different heart that dares to make a stand They won't take no for an answer The answer is in their hands. Jilly joined the circus, they said ‘she can't be serious!' Highways and caravans, the small of one-night stands The sawdust and laughter are all she lives for And the children's eyes are the stars in her sky