Man of the Land

Lyrics

I'm a man of the land A wanderer with no clan Can't live the life my instincts say I oughta I'm a man of the land A devil in demand But love would see me walk across the water I spend my time in bars and cashing cars under the stars I spend my tender times morose You all say you love the sound of breaking glass 'Til the pieces fall too close I'm a man of the land A wanderer with no clan Can't live the life my instincts say I oughta I'm a man of the land A devil in demand But love would see me walk across the water I spend my days surrounded by these screaming, seething screens I spend my evenings far away All my favourite teenage dreams were movie scenes Cut through my twenties like a blade Cos I only feel like me when I'm where I've never been And my waltzer working days have spun away So roll up and test your mettle Where the dust never settles And you never win no matter how you play All the people that I know, in the places that I go Say to me "Why can't you be more pleasant?" But for all the late night bars, and their euphorias All I ever really wanna feel is present But for all the late night bars, and their euphorias All I ever really wanna feel is present All I ever really wanna feel is present I'm a man on a mission A compelling proposition To adore before this sore world leaves me cold There's a time I would return to Cos only love can hurt you And love has learned to leave me well alone I'm a man of the land Take my comfort where I can I find it in the flora and the fauna I'm a man of the land Hate is painted on my hands But love is only one look round the corner I'm a man of the land The sirens understand Did they not send the red skies out to warn ya? I'm a man of the land No face tatts or Xans I come from Cally Road not California I'm a man of the land A wanderer with no clan Can't live the life my instincts say I oughta I'm a man of the land A devil in demand But for love I would walk across the water