The Long Haul - Lyrics by Phil Daligan

Verse
the border crossing is dangerous, we'd best be gone
men with guns are behind us, we have to run
rubble marks the village , violence escalates
our peaceful community has the devil at the gate

Refrain
it's a tall order for tolerance, a hard road for fear
it's a long haul for refugees to be welcome anywhere.
it's a long haul, a long haul, we are here for the long haul (x2)

Verse

a password and a key stroke the money changes hands
a small war is the price they pay for the wealth of our land
power's like a razor, it hisses just like silk
and deals from the bottom with no sense of guilt

Refrain

Bridge
Our village has been here a 1000 years
blood red earth, sweat and tears
now we sleep on city streets
wake up to aworld of shuffling feet
from the slums and the favella's and shanty towns
the poor looking up and the rich looking down

Verse
what's that in the distance, a glimmer of hope
I believe it's the light of reason covered in smoke
if we have a future we may look back some day
and wonder how it was we treated each other this way

Refrain