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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan
Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan
Songwriter:in
Garth Porter
Garth Porter
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Garth Porter
Garth Porter
Produzent:in
Luke Wooten
Luke Wooten
Produzent:in
Ted Howard
Ted Howard
Mischtechniker:in
Rob Feaster
Rob Feaster
Mischtechniker:in

Lyrics

It's a plume of dust down an old dirt road
Hanging off the rails at the rodeo
A back verandah with creaking boards
The dark rage of a thunderstorm
The stockman's bar at an old bush pub
And chasing mickey's though the scrub
It's planting seeds and praying for rain
And red dust running through your veins
It's just the way it is
It's the way it goes
When my wheels hit the gravel road
And it feels like home
It's the way of life
It's the life I live
And I'm right where I wanna be
It's the way it is
It's a corrugated iron shed
And work boots on a backdoor step
Scones in the oven and preserves in jars
Talking prices at the saleyards
It's long straight roads and one horse towns
Sheep dogs bringing the mob around
It's she'll be right and having a go
It's good on ya mate and what do you know?
It's just the way it is
It's the way it goes
When my wheels hit the gravel road
And it feels like home
It's the way of life
It's the life I live
And I'm right where I wanna be
It's the way it is
The eerie still in the gray of dawn
Fields of wheat and rows of corn
A rusty tank and flaking paint
And a weary digger on ANZAC day
Dreamtime land and Uluru
It's Aborigine Didgeridoo
It's battered hats and calloused hands
The spirit of a hard won land
It's just the way it is
It's the way it goes
When my wheels hit the gravel road
And it feels like home
It's the way of life
Oh, it's the life I live
And I'm right where I wanna be
A patch of ground and you and me
That's the way it is
Oh, it's just the way it is
That's the way it is
Yeah, that's the way it is
Written by: Garth Porter, Lee Kernaghan

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