Tinpan Orange The Bottom of the Lake song lyrics

The siren is cutting through the air

It’s a long way home from the country fair

If you ask my sister for a reason she’ll say

Keep your head down and say your prayers

Keep your head down and say your prayers

There’s a dusty neon in this town

Sun sets over buildings like a crown

If you ask my brother for a reason he’ll say

Morals are for the boring and the found

Morals are for the boring and the found

Please don’t fly here it’s too dry to go

And the bottom of the lake is too sad and low

I’m a liar I’m a liar I’m a?? liar

I was born here but soon I’ll have to go

I know this town too well I have to go

There’s an eagle just outside the city limits

People take pictures when they come to visit

They say I’ll come here every year to find the desert air

That’s just the way we’re living

That’s just the way we’re living

Please don’t fly here it’s too dry to go

And the bottom of the lake is too sad and low

I’m a liar I’m a liar I’m a?? Liar

I was born here but soon ill have to go

I know this town too well I have to go

The hotel stands beside the lake

Its open hours are 10am to late

Betty works there if you ask her gently

She’ll say water doesn’t bring back what it takes

The water’s taken more than she can take

Please don’t fly here it’s too dry to go

And the bottom of the lake is too sad and low

I’m a liar I’m a liar I’m a?? liar

I was born here but soon ill have to go

I know this town too well I have to go