Swan Hunter Songtext
von Big Big Train

As a kid I′d see the ships slowly taking shape
Nightshift riveters and caulkers keeping us awake
My dad worked at Swan in the Neptune yard
Worked the slipways in all weather, a 7.30 start

Call me up, boy, sit you down
By the fireside, spend some time
All the pride, boy, and the tears
Tears enough to fill the tyne

Gleaming vessels filling out the sky
Dwarfing rows of terraced houses, larger than life
So tell me, what do you do when what you did is gone?
No one's throwing you a lifeline, how do you carry on?


Call me up, boy, sit you down
By the fireside, spend some time
All the pride, boy, and the tears
Tears enough to fill the tyne

So much larger than life
From father to son, we carry on
It isn′t going to change the world
It isn't going to change the past
Because some things aren't meant to last
So much larger than life
From father to son, we carry on

Call me up, boy, sit you down
By the fireside, spend some time
All the pride, boy, and the tears
Tears enough to fill the tyne

My dad worked at Swan