Lisa Fitzgibbon - Desert Paradise lyrics

There's a little house down the road, on the edge of a little town And as far as the eye can see nothing else The coolest time of the day is early morning The midday sun gets so hot it burns everything Another day in desert paradise Somewhere way out back Well there's something in the magic of the land around this little town The beautiful colours and the sounds of seasons going round A drought can last for years and years, the country burns away There are children growing up out here who've never seen it rain Another day in desert paradise Somewhere way out back All you ever need is right here The corner store, the country pub, the drive in cinema A church and a school yard, the hamburger shop And the land, it's endless It's another day in a desert paradise There's a little house down the road, on the edge of a little town And the rain on its hot tin roof is such an unfamiliar sound I can hear the land breathing a sigh of relief And the locals are rushing out into the streets See it rain in desert paradise Another day in desert paradise See the rain in desert paradise Somewhere way outback