[Verse 1]
Through the fear we push beyond:
We take her to her limit
For the light upon the petrol gauge
Has been on for fifteen minutes
For when the glow comes on is all
We're running on it's trust
When they say you can't go on
Well that is when we've lost
Steel your nerve out hard, me crew
For the Servol siren calls
Yer courage will be rewarded
With fuel and sausage rolls

[Chorus]
Hold steady, hold fast:
We're running out of gas
Hold steady, hold fast
Have courage we will last

[Verse 2]
Although we ne'er have said a word
For you are forged of iron
Here we are in the crimson realm
Let's pray your gauge is lyin'
For we have drained the tank before
A'stranded on the Hume
But to be fair that way my fault;
We pushed to far on fumes
As we march beyond the light
I feel no greater thrill
This, I vow to you my sweet:
Your heart will get it's fill
[Chorus]
Hold steady, hold fast:
We're running out of gas
Hold steady, hold fast
Have courage we will last

Hold steady (hold steady!), hold fast (hold fast!):
We're running out of gas
Hold steady (hold steady!), hold fast (hold fast!)
Have courage we will last

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
I know I ask a lot of you
But you ask nothing of me
We can go the distance
With your first class fuel economy
The lady of the map
She tells of a station up ahead
In twenty klicks, you can be sure
I'll get you washed and fed
With hope and valour, thrill to boot
We execute the plan
It's only when we're told we can't
We truly prove we can
[Chorus]
Hold steady, hold fast:
We're running out of gas
Hold steady, hold fast
Have courage we will last

Hold steady (hold steady!), hold fast (hold fast!):
We're running out of gas
Hold steady (hold steady!), hold fast (hold fast!)
Have courage we will last