Anzac Firewatch

(hey, hey)

Gallipoli, sand and clay,

landing on an April day Light Horse brigade,

desert sun, battle lines had just begun

Changi prison, Burma line,

soldiers marching out of time

Kokoda track, muddy trails,

courage when the spirit fails We didn't start the fire

It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start

the fire

No, we didn't light it,

but we tried to fight it

Vietnam, Long Tan rain,

veterans returning in pain

Peacekeepers, Timor sea,

standing up for liberty

Desert storm, sand and sky,

modern duty flying high

Honour rolls and bugle calls,

shadows on the granite walls

Sydney streets, blue and gold,

stories of the brave and bold Mounted squad,

highway patrol,

keeping peace and taking toll

Darlinghurst, midnight beat,

rain upon the bitumen street

Underbelly, iron doors,

sirens screaming through the storms

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start

the fire

No, we didn't light it,

but we tried to fight it

From the trenches of the past,

to the blue light spinning fast

Serving country, serving state,

facing down the hands of fate (ohhh)

We didn't start the fire (no we didn't start it) We didn't

start the fire

ANZAC shield, police band,

marching on across the land

(we tried to

fight it)