Cattle and Cane

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Grant McLennan] I recall a schoolboy comin' home Through fields of cane, to a house of tin and timber And in the sky, a rain of falling cinders From time to time, the waste, memory wastes [Verse 2: Grant McLennan] I recall a boy in bigger pants Like everyone, just waiting for a chance His father's watch - he left it in the showers From time to time, the waste, memory wastes And the waste, memory wastes [Verse 3: Grant McLennan] I recall a bigger, brighter world A world of books and silent times in thought And then the railroad, the railroad takes him home Through fields of cattle, through fields of cane From time to time, the waste, memory wastes And the waste, memory wastes [Verse 4: Robert Forster] I recall the same, a reply A plan you once had, from time down to mind That time was bad, so I knew where I was Alone, yet so at home [Outro: Grant McLennan] Further Longer Higher Further Longer It's further And higher And longer And older