(Slow clean guitar opens, then full band swells in) Verse 1 Now the night comes on and the roads grow still Dust settles soft on the red‑dirt hill We’ve sung of highways, of mates and storms Sung of harvest and farm‑yard forms From the Gulf plains down to the bay’s blue tide — All this land where our stories reside We’ve walked it far, we’ve walked it hard — Bound together beneath the stars Pre‑Chorus Where the gum‑trees stand and the tides abide — Where our arms reach wide, side‑by‑side No matter where the years may lead — That Queensland bond is all we need Chorus Where our arms reach wide — from the range to the ocean! Heart‑to‑heart in every motion! Where our arms reach wide — red‑dirt and foam! Queensland home, forever home! Where our arms reach wide — from the range to the ocean! Heart‑to‑heart in every motion! Where our arms reach wide — red‑dirt and foam! Queensland home, forever home! Verse 2 New kids come walkin’ the bitumen track Carry the fire that we had back New roads open, new dreams take flight But the old bond shines through the night We pass the light from hand to hand — Across this broad red‑dirt land Pre‑Chorus Where the gum‑trees stand and the tides abide — Where our arms reach wide, side‑by‑side No matter where the years may lead — That Queensland bond is all we need Chorus Where our arms reach wide — from the range to the ocean! Heart‑to‑heart in every motion! Where our arms reach wide — red‑dirt and foam! Queensland home, forever home! Where our arms reach wide — from the range to the ocean! Heart‑to‑heart in every motion! Where our arms reach wide — red‑dirt and foam! Queensland home, forever home! Bridge (soaring guitar peak) When the sun sinks low and the stars come high — We stand together ‘neath the big blue sky! Final Chorus (loud peak, then slow‑drift fade with echoing guitar) Where our arms reach wide — from the range to the ocean! Heart‑to‑heart in every motion! Where our arms reach wide — red‑dirt and foam! Queensland home, forever home! (Fade: lone ringing guitar + soft wind)
