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Midnight Oil – Short Memory

Singers: Midnight Oil
Albums: Midnight Oil – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Lyrics Midnight Oil – Short Memory

Text:

Conquistador of Mexico
The Zulu and the Navaho
The Belgians in the Congo
Plantation in Virginia

The Raj in British India
The deadline in South Africa

The story of El Salvador
The silence of Hiroshima
Destruction of Cambodia

Short memory, must have a short memory

The sight of hotels by the Nile
The designated Hilton style
With running water specially bought

A smallish man Afghanistan
A watch dog in a nervous land
They’re only there to lend a hand
The friendly five a dusty smile
Wake up in a sweat at dead of night
And in the tents new rifles, hey, short memory

Short memory, must have a short memory

Album

Midnight Oil – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1