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Four Strong Hands

from Domestic by Fred Smith

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I guess I don’t have to tell you, that was the bank man on the phone
He reckons we’re gonna have to sell here, we can’t repay the loan
Things haven’t worked too well here, since the drought in ‘95
Ever since we’ve worked our fingers to the bone, just to stay alive
But to lose this farm would break my heart I have worked here man and boy
I am too old for a new start and
Many a dream have we seen broken many a fire at our back door
Many a harsh word spoken I can take it anymore
So sign this letter to my brother, take the pistol from the shelf
We’ll put two rounds through its chambers and put an end to all this hell and
Take my hand now lover walk into an empty night
Take my hand now lover I have lost my will to fight

Many a dream have we seen broken, many a fire through our back door
Many a harsh word spoken, it hasn’t been easy that’s for sure
The kids moved out and went to Melbourne, must have been a year ago
The summer months were hot and lonely, now the winter’s here I’m cold
But when you hold me in your arms I am still a little girl
I can forget all the sadness and the anger of our world so
Take my hand now lover walk together through the night
Take my hand now lover we can make it work alright

Throw that letter in the fire throw the pistol in the dam
I am not prepared to die, not as long as I can stand
We can, make a new start, you silly old fart
cause we got four strong hands and two beating hearts so
Take my hand now lover walk together through the night
Take my hand now lover we can make it work alright

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from Domestic, released January 12, 2020
with Liz Frencham

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Fred Smith Canberra, Australia

“Fred Smith is simply the best folk/country musician working in this country in 2020. Beyond writing some of the finest songs about Australians at war, he has created a repertoire that is wry, literate, witty, powerfully emotional and insightful.”(Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). ... more

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