Lyrics Silent - Jesse Rivest

The Nullarbor highway is long and bare
It can lead good folks to misthinking
We drove it in shifts to remain aware
And we crossed off the days as they passed

We stopped at a roadhouse to rest and repair
Oh, the dingos were looking wistful
We checked all the tires and filled them with air
And we topped up the diesel and oil

Despite all my warnings that the coolant was too hot
He turned the cap and burnt his face off!
Oh, boy

We were silent for the rest of the drive
We were silent through the stretched countryside
We were each in our own places; we were both in the same space
We were silent for a while

The road out of Warroora was slow at night
Oh, the kangaroos were jumping
We drove cautiously with our headlights bright
And we dodged every creature we saw

Except for the owl that gave us a fright
Oh, it lay on the road behind us
We got out of the truck to see how we might
Put it out of its twitching misery

While two of us men looked for an axe or a shovel
The girl picked it up and ripped its head off!
Oh, boy

We were silent for the rest of the drive
We were silent through the dark countryside
We were each in our own places; we were all in the same space
We were silent
We were silent
We were silent for a while