The red hot sun burns up the hill
The winter's bride,
The summer's king

I tramp these acres and I feel
Once upon a time
Then it seemed that everything

You saw and touched
And felt was real
You turned the tap

And you turned the wheel
Breathing free


Once in a lifetime
You live and love
Once in a lifetime

You die
Once in a moment
The sun goes down

Protect and survive

Now you search

The open evening sky
Trace the memory in your eyes
For the prophet's hard rain

And the deluge lie
In tears around your door
Once there were trees

And livestock here
A mother's love,
The warnings clear

But you chose to turn
Away from fear
Breathing free


Once in a lifetime
You live and love

Once in a lifetime
You die
Once in a moment

The sun goes down
Protect and survive


Protect and survive
Protect and survive


Now there's a faceless cross
On a distant hill
A wasted voice, a silent scream

Where the lovers love
And the dreamers dream
You stand and dream alone

You took your sacrifice
To the gods of war
Traded your children's lives

For a mess of gold
And you beat your plough-shares
Into swords

Breathing free

Once in a lifetime

You live and love
Once in a lifetime
You die

Once in a moment
The sun goes down
Protect and survive