Modern Ruins

by Street Legal

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lyrics

Does your heart beat a little faster
Every time he walks through the door
Daydreaming of the pitter patter
Of your children stealing money from you

It’s been raining here in the city now
Getting harder
One week off three weeks on
I’ve been waiting here such a long long time
My partner in crime and me on the run

My FIFO lover
FIFO love

Tattooed sleeve at the mini mansion
Boom time living racing greys for fun
Tuesday’s counter at the Alma Tavern
Six o’clock swilling for one

It’s been raining here in the city now
Getting harder
One week off three weeks on
Love’s a gamble you can’t hold on tight
Tonight I’m gonna drink the whole world dry

My FIFO lover
FIFO love

credits

released October 2, 2023
Recorded and mixed by Colby Robertson at Interim Studios, Adelaide South Australia
Mastered by Leon Zervos at Studio 301 Sydney, New South Wales
March 2023

Lyrics by Matthew Hayward
Music by Matthew Hayward, Libby Verrall, Max Tulysewski, Shara Klecka
Saxophone by Giacomo Guttilla
Additional guitar by Colby Robertson

Street Legal are Matthew Hayward, Libby Verrall, Max Tulysewski, Shara Klecka and Tasman Strawn

Thanks to Colby Robertson, Joel Byrne, Chloe McGregor and Bel Caruso @ Rebel Yell

Street Legal make, promote and perform music on Aboriginal land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. Always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

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