"Long Black Road" lyrics

When I spend a week at home, I just sit around and moan
It's a cobweb that we call "suburban load"
Then I know it's time to leave, I got freedom up my sleeve
And my mates are out there on the long black road

When the pressures of the town start to grind you down
And you feel your very soul set to explode
And the troubles and the strikes that surround you in this life
You leave behind, out on the long black road

You can have your city mansions, swimmin' pools, and gardens big
Australia is my playground, and my mansion, this ol' rig
It's a kind of life we choose, and become addicted to
Yeah, lovin', livin', drivin' this ol' rig

One week we're in the north, and another way down south
From east to west they need an urgent load
Then you're rollin' once again, 'cross the big ol' Nullarbor Plain
It's a lifetime rollin' down the long black road

When the dust is flyin' high, out beneath the southern sky
It's the best darn way of life you've come across
And your home-from-home's just fine, this ol' black rig of mine
The rig they call the flyin' Southern Cross

Yeah, you can have your city mansions, swimming pools, and gardens big
Australia is my playground, and my mansion, this ol' rig
It's a kind of life we choose and become addicted to, hey
Livin', lovin', drivin' this ol' rig

One week we're in the north, and another way down south
From east to west they need an urgent load
Then you're rollin' once again, 'cross the big ol' Nullarbor Plain
It's a lifetime rollin' down the long black road
It's a lifetime rollin' down the long black road
Hey, a lifetime rollin' down the long black road