Jimmy Nail - Big River Lyrics

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walking on cobble stone, little bits of skin and bone
jumping on the tram car for ride
i can remember then, i was just a boy of ten
haning out along the quayside
now all the capstans and the cargo boats
and stevedores are gone
to where all the old ships go
but memories just like the seas live on

that was when coal was king, 
the river was a living thing
and i was just a boy, but it was mine, 
the coaly tyne

this was a big river, 
i want you all to know that i was proud
this was a big river, but that was long ago, 
thats not now, thats not now

my farther was a working man, 
he earned out living with his hands
he had to cross the river every day
he picked up a union card out the neptune yard
mouths to feed and the bills to pay
then came a time for him to cross the sea
and far away
finally when the war was won
you brought him home and home he stayed

and when his days were done, under the golden sun, 
you carried him where he longed to be, 
back to the sea

this was a big river, 
i want you all to know that i was proud
this was a big river, but that was long ago, 
thats not now

the neptune was the last to go,
i heard it on my radio
and then they played the latest number one
but what do they do all day?
and what are they supposed to say?
what does a father tell his son?
if you believe that theres a bond between out future
and out past
then try to hold on to what we had, 
we build them strong, we build to last

'cause this is a mighty town, 
its built upon solid ground
and everything they tried so hard to kill, 
we will rebuild

this was a big river
i want you all to know that i was proud
this was a big river, but that was long ago, 
thats not now
this is a big river, 
and im my heart i know it will rise again
the river will rise again

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lyrics submitted by leah on 20-07-2005
lyrics corrected on 20-07-2005