Forever (Is a Long Long Time) [feat. The Bushwackers]

The notes float on the river As we wait for the morning tide They've come to play me one last song The girl I left behind I wonder in the years to come If I'll keep the dream alive 10,000 miles is a world away Forever is a long long time I'll never see those soft green hills Never walk with her hand in mine She promised to wait For as long as it takes But Forever is a long long time They've come down to the docks To say their last goodbyes It's a weight they hold for the living Who are bound for the other side To a land they can't imagine And one they'll never see Where animals bound across the plains Birds laugh in the trees Oh The bitter cold Ballarat At the bottom of the mine Dreaming of the last farewell That banks the river tide The flicker of the miners lamp The glow that lights the way And all the lonely months and miles From cares that washed away Another time Another place Friends gather one last time The notes float on a Melbourne tide The girl I left behind And as I hold her close to me She'll promise to be mine Our love will last forever And Forever is a long long time And now we walk those soft green hills I hold her hand in mine We'll never say Goodbye again But Forever is a long long time Yes, Forever is a long long time