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July came cold on the eastern shore The lake lay heavy by the town Sand had locked the inlet mouth And the water kept creeping round

Past the ramps and the mooring lines Past the jetties in the rain Everyone watching the level rise Waiting for the sea again

You can leave it to the weather You can wait for wind and tide But when the lake comes to your doorstep You make the call in time

So they opened the mouth at Mallacoota Cut a line through the winter sand Then the lake took hold like a living thing Running wild from the land

From the inlet out to the ocean Brown water, white foam spray A town stood still on the shoreline When Mallacoota found her way

A yellow arm on the sandbar Steel teeth in the dune The engine growled through the morning light Under a pale July moon

Not a fight against the country Not a boast against the sea Just a careful hand at the right time Letting water run free

There's a time to watch and wonder There's a time to let things be And there's a time to cut the channel When the lake is climbing free

So they opened the mouth at Mallacoota Cut a line through the winter sand Then the lake took hold like a living thing Running wild from the land

From the inlet out to the ocean Brown water, white foam spray A town stood still on the shoreline When Mallacoota found her way

Black Summer still behind us Smoke memories in the trees Then winter rain and rising water And the sound of a breaking sea

No grand speech, no marching band Just diesel, sand and rain And the old lake breathing outward Back to the sea again

They opened the mouth at Mallacoota Cut a line through the winter sand Then the lake took hold like a living thing Running wild from the land

From the inlet out to the ocean Under clouds of silver grey A town looked on in wonder When Mallacoota found her way

Oh, Mallacoota found her way Through the sand and out to sea Mallacoota found her way Where the lake was meant to breathe