In Their Hands Lyrics & Chords By Redgum

Jessie bought her farm out on the border
Windmills and wheat, the hard ground beneath her feet
She built a house of stone, and works dawn to sundown
She’s got a headful of dreams to keep her warm.

See how the run
See how they shine
See how they spread their wings and fly

Katie drills for oil in the flaming desert
She keeps an eye on the sun, and all the lonely men
Slowly found her strength, and her berbal defense
Now her skin’s turned brown she’s not coming back to town.

The beat of a different drum sounds a lonely dance
The weight of secret yearning
Feel the danger, take the chance
The beat of a different heart that dares to make a stand
They won’t take no for an answer
The answer is in their hands.

Jilly joined the circus, they said ‘she can’t be serious!’
Highways and caravans, the small of one-night stands
The sawdust and laughter are all she lives for
And the children’s eyes are the stars in her sky