Theres a storm blowing off the mountain
It's not a welcome sight
From a cigarette swag on a two dog night
Im so tired of this droving
the dirt, and dust and heat
And I'm weary to my bones but I can't sleep
CHORUS1
It's a long night staring at the fire light
It's a long night missin' you
It's a long night and the wind begins to bite
It's a long, lonely night
Well Andy drives a road train, He's been away a while
but to make ends meet, he's gotta make a mile
By morning if he drives all night, he just might make it home
He calls Mary on his satellite telephone
and he tells her
CHORUS2
It's a long night staring at the dash board light
It's a long night missin' you
It's a long night and the wind begins to bite
It's a long, long, lonely night
Well Maggie's beau shoots roos for a living while she waits at home
And there's a Quantas piliot flying out to Rome
Nurses are doing the nightshift, while a copper walks the beat
And I'm still crowding the fire trying to make some heat
CHORUS 1