Welcome to the bush
Take what you may need
When shove comes to push
You want me to leave

[Chorus:]
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
I could hear the voices
Coming through the night

[Chorus]

Sweat it out, sweat it out
Let it out, let it out
Sweat it out
Let it out
Get it outa my head

[Chorus:]
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

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