"Only the Brave Ones" Lyrics

Storm cloud black the sky the rain comes pouring down
This God's forsaken place will bring you to your knees
We sweltered through each day in sweat and desperation
Diggers on the march on the Kokoda Track

Step by muddy step tortured hour by hour
Some prayed some swore with fear
But you'd never show your mates
The kids beside me dropped shot between the eyes
Death waits in the jungle under Kokoda skies

Yes, it's only the brave ones afraid but keep on going
One step moving forward the next step slipping back
Scared bloody stiff and still you keep on going
It's only the brave ones out on the Kokoda Track

From the land of the rising sun
They came screaming through the darkness
And a few Militia boys they held the buggers back
The wounded carried down by fuzzy wuzzy angels
Hero's blood was spilt on the Kokoda Track

Yes, it's only the brave ones afraid but keep on going
One step moving forward the next step slipping back
Scared bloody stiff and still you keep on going
It's only the brave ones out on the Kokoda Track

Private Kingsbury fought beside his mates in Isurava
When it seemed that all was lost alone he rushed the line
They finally cut him down but his courage turned to battle
He laid down his life on the Kokoda Track

Yes, it's only the brave ones afraid but keep on going
One step moving forward the next step slipping back
Scared bloody stiff and still you keep on going
It's only the brave ones out on the Kokoda Track

Yes it's only the brave ones out on the Kokoda Track