The ones I left behind

Verse 1

Mama died in '86

Left the house swaying like an old tree

In the wind, she told me I was special

But I never knew how much she meant

Then left daddy in '92

So I drove out to the place where

I call home

Chorus

The place where the bush, meets the sea

The place where the dirt meets the sand

I made memories on this sunburnt land

And I still visit that graveyard

To remember,

The ones I left behind

Verse 2

Lost a brother two long years ago

Lost his battle with cancer

Driving and thinking

Kinda helps me get home, safe

And I know they're gone

But hell they ain't forgotten

I know they savin ma spot in heaven

When ma ass comes a knocking

The place where the bush, meets the sea

The place where the dirt meets the sand

I made memories on this sunburnt land

And I still visit that graveyard

To remember,

The ones I left behind

Verse 3

The coffins are lowered

And the clouds roll in like tumbleweeds

And that old rickety house

Don't feel like home no mo

But I'll redecorate, build it up

Give it a fresh coat of paint

Make it beautiful again

How mama woulda wanted

And it still tears me up

When I drive to

The place where the bush, meets the sea

The place where the dirt meets the sand

I made memories on this sunburnt land

And I still visit that graveyard

To remember,

The ones I left behind

Oh, oh, oh

The ones I left behind