Welcome to my country
Welcome to my home
You could stay forever
You won't leave it alone

Welcome to the bush
Take what you may need
Shove comes to push
Maybe I shouldn't leave

I can't let go of the painted desert
I can't let go of the old way
I can't let go of the homeland
It's in the blood I can't let go

I can stand up through your destruction
My voice will tremble
My hands will shake
Yes, I can stand up through your destruction
I won't break
I won't break

I could hear the voices
I could hear the voices
Coming through the night

I can't let go of the painted desert
I can't let go of the old way
I can't let go of the homeland
It's in the blood I can't let go

Sweat it out (sweat it out, sweat it out)
Let it out (let it out, let it out, let it out)
Sweat it out (sweat it out, sweat it out)
Let it out (let it out, let it out, let it out)
Get it outta my head

I can't let go of the painted desert
I can't let go of the old way
I can't let go of the ancient ways
It's in the blood I can't let go
It's in the blood
It's in the blood I can't let go

Copyright: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Robbie Robertson, Tim Gordine