Single Father Songtext
von Jackie Leven

If we should meet in Glasgow
By chance on a rainy day
Let′s sit and drink in a damn good bar
'Til evening comes out to play
And there are things I don′t want to talk about
Things I don't want to say
Twisted spires and lonely byres
And fishing boats in winter spray
Winter spray
I was a single father
Those were real harsh times
I remember losing my baby
Every time I hear a church bell chime
I was a single father
But I just can't complain
Got a heart full of headstones
As I step down
As I step down
From the train
From the train


We walked down a leafy ravine
Into a cloud of dragonflies
You pointed your finger in wonder
At the colours in the sky
You sat in your chair on the beach
I waved to you from the sea
You saw the wave and smiled
You were already lost to me
Lost to me
I was a single father
Those were real harsh times
I remember losing my baby
Every time I hear a church bell chime
I was a single father
But I just can′t complain
Got a heart full of headstones
As I step down
As I step down
From the train
From the train
Now my son′s in the English army
He plays the guitar well
I almost never see him
I walk alone on a distant fell
Now half the world is working
Half is watching TV
Some take smack and fall right back
It's all the same to me
Same to me
I was a single father
Those were real harsh times
I remember losing my baby
Every time I hear a church bell chime
I was a single father
But I just can′t complain
Got a heart full of headstones
As I step down
As I step down
As I step down
From the train
From the train