Mama, Mama, help me, I'm drowning in dust
Mother Nature's wedding band is turning to rust
Mother of the ocean, Mother of the sea
I tried to drink your water but it only left me thirsty
And I try and try and try and try again
The tide, it pulls me out and pulls me in

Oh Father, Father, help, I've wasted all this time
My lover is a sailor, she sails across the water
And I am but a digger, I'm digging in the mines
She wishes on the stars and I wish on my kerosene daughter
And I try and try and try and try again
The light, it pulls me out and pulls me in

Mama, Mama, help me, my fields are on fire
I went to ask the river but the rivers, they are dry
Mother of the ocean, you're no use to me
You could give me all your water but the land would still be thirsty
I try and try and try and try again
There's salt upon the land and the rain may never come again

Oh Father, Father, help me, I'm drowning in dust
My tears, they are not water and I am but a beggar
I'm begging for this time and killing time is murder
My lover was a sailor but now she is the ocean's daughter
Daughter
Daughter
(Daughter)