[ A Handful of Dust] 
by Lee Kernaghan 
with special guest Olivia Newton-John 

(G.Porter/L.Kernaghan/R.McCormack)

The black soil plains are lying scorched and gray 
The stock is lean and rough 
It's another long and breathless day 
And the rain won't come 

And you just keep holding on to hope 
Spirits bent and broke 
And all that's left is pride 
To work this restless land 
Takes the kind of man 
Who'll give it one more try 
Backing your faith and trust 
In a handful of dust 

A drum beats slow and eerie across the plain 
The heat haze dancing in the sun 
But giving in goes against the grain 
So you don't give in 

And you just keep holding on to hope 
Spirits bent and broke 
And all that's left is pride 
To work this restless land 
Takes the kind of man 
Who'll give it one more try 
Backing your faith and trust 
In a handful of dust 

BRUDGE

You've done all you can do 
Somehow you'll see it through 

You're holding on to hope 
And your spirit's broke 
And all that's left is pride 
To work this restless land 
Takes the kind of man 
Who'll give it one more try 

You're holding on to hope 
And your spirit's broke 
And all that's left is pride 
To work this restless land 
Takes the kind of man 
Who'll give it one more try 

You're backing your faith and trust 
Backing your faith and trust
In a handful of dust 

In a handful of dust 
Just a handful of dust 

Mmm mmm handful of dust 
Just a handful of dust