(Guitar opens, crickets fade into drum kick) Verse 1 Jesse drives an old white ute down the bitumen line Lila’s got her sun‑hat on, ridin’ right beside They hang around the servo lot when the arvo sun sinks low Watch the cane stalks sway in the breeze, nowhere else they wanna go Mama says “Don’t stay out late, don’t go chasin’ dreams too far” But the coast is callin’ loud, and the young hearts know who they are Pre‑Chorus Oh the sun burns hot on the gum‑tree ridge Red dust flyin’ where the tyres dig They don’t know where the years will go But they know right now they gotta let it flow Chorus Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! Verse 2 They stop down by the beach track where the tide rolls in slow Share a cold drink, watch the seabirds go Talk about the places they wanna see one day — Up north through the ranges, down the highway way Friends pull up in their own old rigs, turn the radio up loud Whole lot of young folks hangin’ proud Pre‑Chorus Oh the sun burns hot on the gum‑tree ridge Red dust flyin’ where the tyres dig They don’t know where the years will go But they know right now they gotta let it flow Chorus Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! Bridge Years roll on like the coastal tide — some things stay deep down inside That old servo glow, that red‑dirt track — stays with you long after the sun goes black! Final Chorus (louder, guitar swells) Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! Dusty ute and summer sky — yeah they’re livin’ fast, they’re livin’ high! Wide Bay heat and the cane‑field sigh — young Queensland hearts, they don’t ask why! (Fade: guitar + distant ute hum)
