World Treaty - Frank Egeland

Well I heard it on the radio And I saw it on the television Back in 1988, all those talking politicians Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Nhima djatpangarri nhima walangwalang Nhe djatpayatpa nhima gaya' nhe marrtjini yakarray Nhe djatpa nhe walang gumurrt jararrk gutjuk This land was never given up This land was never bought and sold The planting of the union jack Never changed our law at all Now two rivers run their course Seperated for so long I'm dreaming of a brighter day When the waters will be one Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Nhima gayakaya nhe gaya' nhe Nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini walangwalang nhe ya Nhima djatpa nhe walang Gumurr-djararrk yawirriny' Nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini gaya' nhe marrtjini Gayakaya nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini walangwalang Nhima djatpa nhe walang Gumurr-djararrk nhe yå Promises disappear Priceless land, destiny Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Well I heard it on the radio And I saw it on the television But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty yeah Treaty now Treaty ma Treaty ma Treaty ma Treaty ma Treaty ma

Headed out West on a South Texas highway Well I left her crying in the parking lot Yeah well she left me, but I still had it my way Knowing damn well that we never had a shot She'd say, "Go to Hell" I'd say, "I'll send you a postcard" Telling you I'm sorry for what I've done I guess I could of loved her for the most part Now I think it's about time to cut and run Cut and run, time to cut and run Guess I was way to wild, compared to boys she's been around Trying to keep up with the ones she couldn't catch Cause I'm still a rambling man, and I do the best I can To try and settle down, but that scares me half to death She'd say, "Go to Hell" I'd say, "I'll send you a postcard" Telling you I'm sorry for what I've done I guess I could of loved her for the most part Now I think it's about time to cut and run Cut and run, time to cut and run Well maybe she was the one, maybe I jumped the gun But I'm up and gone, I ain't turning back around She'll find a better man, who don't break hearts the way I can If she could say one thing to me, I know how it'd sound She'd say, "Go to Hell" I'd say, "I'll send you a postcard" Telling you I'm sorry for what I've done I guess I could of loved her for the most part Now I think it's about time to cut and run She'd say, "Go to Hell" I'd say, "I'll send you a postcard" Cause I know she loved it when I made her mad I guess I could loved her for the most part Now that I think about it, I guess it's kind of sad

Well there's lights in the trees Can't tell what it is Could be the cops or those damn kids Company Rolex shows past three God dammit what the hell could it be Grab the old Browning she's a side by side Hop in the truck and go for a ride Jones boys better not be on my land Swear it's them who's been stealing my lambs They say seeing is believing Daddy said that's just a lie The only thing out there is Jesus When he comes a second time And keep your head down don't ask questions You see something You can't explain You just turn your ass around And go the other way Drove to their spot in my Chevy c10 With no smell of pot or them cigarettes Still can't believe what they did last week They drove through my weed fields That ain't cheap Something's wrong And something ain't right Last thing I saw was a beam of light And they say seeing is believing Daddy said that's just a lie The only thing out there is Jesus When he comes a second time And keep your head down don't ask questions You see something You can't explain You just turn your ass around And go the other way And when I woke up this morning With a feeling awful sore Well if seeing is believing I don't want to anymore Because seeing is believing And I know that ain't a lie And I hope whatever's out there don't come back a second time Keep your head down don't ask questions You see something you can't explain You just turn your ass around And go the other way Well you just turn your ass around And go the other way Well you just turn your ass around And go the other way

Tried to call you on the telephone I didn't make it pass three rings I tried to think of the perfect things to say To you after the beep Well I'm sorry that I'm drunk I'm sorry what I said I'm sorry for anything I ever did But you ain't called back so I guess I'll get some sleep And I'm waiting patiently But you're done and it's plain to see That I messed up too much I guess I'll cut my loss And oh well, I'm drunk as hell Guess it's so long darling I wish you well And I'll take my Goddamn phone and shut it off Well I'm just tired of being just another missed call Pretty glad you didn't call me back It would have only made things worse I always try to get the last word in When you didn't even like the first Now I'm begging baby please You're begging me to leave You don't want anything to do with me And I guess you finally hit me where it hurts And I'm waiting patiently But you're done and it's plain to see That I messed up too much I guess I'll cut my loss And oh well, I'm drunk as hell Guess it's so long darling I wish you well And I'll take my Goddamn phone and shut it off Well I'm just tired of being just another missed call Yeah I'm just another missed call Well I'm done and it's safe to say I won't make it past three rings I'm pretty done finding words to say To you after the beep And I've waited patiently But you're done and it's plain to see That I messed up too much I guess I'll cut my loss And oh well, I'm drunk as hell Guess it's so long darling I wish you well And I'll take my Goddamn phone and shut it off Well I'm just tired of being just another missed call Just another missed call