Rivers Between The Lands

Verse 1 When Queensland was still birthing And towns were growing fast Rivers ran between the lands Where need would find a path Verse 2 My dad rode high on timber decks A monkey driver bold Piles sunk deep in river clay Through heat and rain and cold Girders groaned on hanging lines As men stood hand to hand He built the bridges Queensland crossed Where rivers split the land Chorus Mighty towns not yet born Eased gently into place Joined to share a family’s growth Futures yet to face Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast Beginnings laid in sand Verse 3 I crossed those spans in younger years Not knowing what they’d cost Roads beneath my feet I felt Not rivers once uncrossed Took time to see the hands that built Those lines I travelled on My dad’s work held firm beneath Each place I’ve since gone on Chorus (repeat) Mighty towns not yet born Eased gently into place Joined to share a family’s growth Futures yet to face Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast Beginnings laid in sand Final Call-Out Gold Coast… Sunshine Coast…