Diamantina Drover

The faces in the photograph have faded And I can't believe he looks so much like me For it's been ten years today Since I left for Old Cork Station Sayin' "I won't be back 'til the driving's done" For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back 'til the driving's done Well, it seems like the sun comes up each mornin' Sets me up, then takes it all away For the dreaming by the light Of the camp fire at night Ends with the burning by the day For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back 'til the driving's done Sometimes, I think I'll settle back in Sydney But it's been so long, it's hard to change my mind For the cattle trail goes on and on And the fences roll forever And I won't be back 'til the driving's done For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back 'til the driving's done For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back 'til the driving's done