A smart kid, he’s got a gallant heart He’s gonna earn his degree Keep his head down, study hard And his nose clean He’s got his girl back in Moranbah The world is at his feet She’s got a ticket to a better life With his wedding ring There’s gonna be up’s and downs Life rolls round and round
(Chorus) When the Jacaranda falls that’s the end of it all No more long distance calls and nights alone They’ll be strangers under covers As they slowly find each other And rediscover all they’re livin’ for When the Jacaranda falls he’s goin’ home When the Jacaranda falls he’s comin’ home
The corporate ladder is a six figure packet If he rides the mining boom She’s prepared to without With a baby due The distance is a killer with him gone for the winter but she wears the sacrifice He’s flying in and he’s flying out That’s a contract life Her crystal ball was cracked But she never doubts he’ll be back
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He wasn’t there to hold her hand He couldn’t make it back in time He kicked himself and drove like hell Tearing up the night She shed her tears on the winter winds with her new born baby’s cries But her heart beat quicker knowing he’d be with her come morning’s light Their love burns deeper than the blows And it’s the only life they know
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He’s comin’ home He’s comin’ home He’s comin’ home.