The fuel gauge is sittin' on empty The battery's flat on the phone I got a rip in the tank and I'm stuck out on the Razorback Road I'm waitin' on a mate, yeah I'm waitin' on a mate I'm out of range in the table drain Waitin' on a mate Well Tom lives down by a river He's got a winch on the front of his Ute Well the sun's gettin' hotter And the water bottle's just about through I'm waitin' on a mate, waitin' on a mate When you crack the head and you strip that thread Waitin' on a mate Waitin' on the road side, waitin' by the river Waitin' on a sideline, waitin' on the weather Waitin' for the weekend, waitin' for the game Waitin' for your bride on your wedding day Waitin' on a mate I'm sittin' with the smell of the diesel I haven't seen a soul all day I saw a bit of dust in the distance But it blew away Yeah, I'm waitin' on a mate Yeah, I'm waitin' on a mate I'm flat on my back up an old goat track Waitin' on a mate When you're up the creek and it's lookin' bleak Waitin' on a mate (Waitin' on a mate) Waitin' on mate (Waitin' on a mate) Yeah, I'm waitin' on a mate (Waitin' on a mate) Waitin' on a mate