Behind the Lines[1] is the second album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew.

[2] It consists almost entirely of cover songs and musical renditions of poems.

The album includes covers of artists and groups such as Eric Bogle, Judy Small, Cold Chisel, as well as a number of songs previously released by Schumann, either as a solo artist or during his time with Redgum.

The central theme of the album is Australians at war,[3] although it also includes the iconic Australian song Waltzing Matilda, and "To An Old Mate", a Henry Lawson poem not specifically about war, which was also included on the Lawson album.

The cover art shows a picture of an Australian First World War era soldier in a barracks, reading a book or a letter.