Northsea Train

The rain crawls up the coast

I know you hate

This one-way chase

A drunk, his wife and her friend

The drunk tries to stand

The friend says lay right there

Now it's all tower blocks

And blood blue flags

And closed up shops

The guardhouse light turns off

As the rain stops cold

Crawls back alone

They're lining up the last suspects

Beneath a rusty glow



The Northsea train's on time

Northsea train



The procession is unsure

It's full of strays

With mongrel names

They know not what they've done

And at least today

That'll be okay

Hooded coats in zigzag rows

Draggin' coal back to their homes



Northsea train's on time

Northsea train



Collecting pieces of us all

As if their cargo, will break our fall



Northsea train's on time

Northsea train



Vanquished from all

Rhyme and duty

I'm struck and stranded

Vanished neath the beauty



Northsea train's on time

Northsea train