Midnight Oil

Surf's Up Tonight

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Wherever the wind blows
When it blows over the sea
The moon’s sitting high
Waves will rise
Water shapes
Waves will take you, take you there

Surf's up tonight

Summers on hold
It will go running away
You’ve gotta move now
Get inside
Take that dive
Get inside today

Surf's up tonight
Now I was lonely
And you were too
I met you down at the waterline

Now there’s something we can do
Now there’s something left to do
Oh yeah

Surf's up tonight

Wherever you are
When you’re coming over land
There’s a place where you can throw it away
There’s a place you can forget
You get wet, it’s free
You get high, you’re alive

Surf’s up tonight
Come on up tonight
Surf’s up tonight

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chris_gough On Jun 16, 2002

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by wooly1

8y ago

Reminds me of a time when I was a grom walking home from a mates place. The moon was full and we could see the waves almost like it was early morning. We ran back home, grabbed our boards and got out there. Once we were out there we could barely see a thing. I took off on a wave and pulled in. The lights from the clubhouse lit the barrel up as I got pumped but it’s an experience I’ll never forget it. This song always reminds me of that night. Love the Ouls!

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by Arianrhod

21y ago

Ahh, this song is great - the descriptive language is sparse, but richly evocative. Makes me want to go to a surf beach and watch the moon rise. Beautiful.

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by indiexchick

17y ago

God, this song is amazing. One of the most relaxing songs to listen to, makes me happy every time and it never gets old. We need more songs like this.

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