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Artist: James Reyne
Canonical path: /james-reyne/way-out-west
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Way Out West
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Way Out West
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Way out west where the rain don't fall
Got a job with the company
Drilling for oil
Just to make some change
Living and a`working on the land
I quit my job and I left my wife
Headed out west for a brand new life
Just to get away
Living and a`working on the land
What a change it's been
From working that nine to five
How strange it's been
At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive
They give you a house made of fibro cement
You don't need no money
'Cause you don't pay no rent
And it's Oh so cheap
Living and a`working on the land
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Living and a`working on the land
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Living and a`working on the land
There's nothing much to do on a Saturday night
But get into some booze
Or maybe a fight
'Cause it's tough out here
Living and a`working on the land
What a change it's been
From working that nine to five
How strange it's been
At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive
Way out west where the rain don't fall
Got a job with a company drilling for oil
And I'm never gonna leave
Living and a`working on the land
La la La la la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la la
Living and a`working on the land ~ x 4
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