I got a romance with the stone,
I got a passion with the ground
My heart's in the mullet keeps
and this time I'll be right
Well it's not the life for many,
but it's the only life I've known
I moved here from the city
and made this town my own
the brilliance of the stone
I got a romance with the stone,
I got a passion with the ground
My heart's in the ball of keeps,
and this time I'll be right
There'll be lightning on the ridge
Well, I worked the deep country
since a young man wore my shoes
From the days when my back was straight,
my wrinkled hands were smooth
I don't see too well in the sunlight,
the glare, it hurts my eyes
I'm at home below the surface,
just a -chippin' away at the prize
I got a romance with the stone,
I got a passion with the ground
My heart's in the mullet heaps,
and this time I'll be right
Came crashing to the ground
And scattered the colored stones
Now I spend each of my waking days
Searching for the mystery stone
I've got a romance with the stone
I've got a passion with the ground
My heart's in the mullet heaps
And this time I'll be right
There'll be lightning on the ridge tonight
Well, I found a scene today
Like I've never seen before
I'm gonna paint this town red
And this time I'll be right
Gonna be lightning on the
gonna be lightnin' on the ridge