The scent of smoke on desert wind
Beneath the Southern Cross
Far beyond where time begins
And generationslost

Icould not befurther from you now
With both feeton the ground
But in the dreamtime souls take flight
And I am a closer to you now

If I should lay me down to sleep
By forest green or shining lake
I could arise to find you gone
To take for granted my mistake

Yet I could not be further from you now
With both feet on the ground
But in the dreamtime souls take flight
And I am a closer to you now

Mountains crumble, forests vanish
Seeds awakened by the fire
Water, air and earth have borne them
And I can feel my own ones near

Yet I could not be further from you now
With both feet on the ground
But in the dreamtime souls take flight
And I am a closer to you now

Flames are dancing in the fire
Timeless songs are on the air
In the wilderness they're crying
But there is laughter everywhere

And I could not be further from you now
With both feet on the ground
But in the dreamtime souls take flight
And I am a closer to you now
I am a closer to you now

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Writer(s): Ralph McTell