The Walkabouts - Northsea Train Lyrics
The rain crawls up the coastI know you hateThis one-way chaseA drunk, his wife and her friendThe drunk tries to standThe friend says lay right thereNow it's all tower blocksAnd blood blue flagsAnd closed up shopsThe guardhouse light turns offAs the rain stops coldCrawls back aloneThey're lining up the last suspectsBeneath a rusty glowThe Northsea train's on timeNorthsea trainThe procession is unsureIt's full of straysWith mongrel namesThey know not what they've doneAnd at least todayThat'll be okayHooded coats in zigzag rowsDraggin' coal back to their homesNorthsea train's on timeNorthsea trainCollecting pieces of us allAs if their cargo, will break our fallNorthsea train's on timeNorthsea trainVanquished from allRhyme and dutyI'm struck and strandedVanished neath the beautyNorthsea train's on timeNorthsea train