This song was inspired by this photograph
A WINTERS DAY
IN A RAIL YARD, EAST CLEVELAND
THE SNOW LIES WHITE
AND UN-WALKED
THEN A MAN LOOKS OUT
INTO MY EYES
FROM OH SO MANY YEARS AGO
HE SAYS;
YOU ARE THE FUTURE
AND I THE PAST
BUT I KNEW YOU’D PASS THIS WAY
IF YOU THINK OF ME
NOW AND THEN
I WILL NEVER FADE AWAY
I awoke last night
With the strangest of feelings
Of the like I’d never known
And I heard your voice
Tell me you’d see me
When the boat comes home
When the Boat comes home
When the storm clouds break
I’ll go down to the shoreline
And I’ll look way out to sea
Till I see your sails
On the horizon
When the boat comes home
Home to me
How many tides have passed
Since we last
Stood on this shore
Time seems to go so fast
But the heart still yearns for more
I was oh so young
As I watched you departing
And I stood here all alone
But I’m here once again
And I reach out to hold you
As the boat comes home
When the boat comes home.
There’ll be tears of joy
As we watch you returning
And we’ll greet you on the shore
And we’ll take you home
Safe in the valley
When the boat comes home
Home once more
The River fills
With tears from above
Flows down the valley
Into Skinnigrove
The River flows
Down to the sea
Where a fire burns brightly
FIRE AND WATER
THEY ARE WORLDS APART
LIKE THE STEEL IN YOUR SOUL
AND THE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
BUT THEN FIRE AND WATER
COME TOGETHER AT LAST
WHERE THERE’S HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
AND PRIDE IN THE PAST
The river rose
And flowed so strong
Drove out the people
Who’d lived here so long
But the people returned
Reclaimed their land
A fire burns
As united they stand
Repeat Chorus
Home at last here we are
Never made that distant star
But we found something good
Right here in the neighbourhood
I never really understood
But now I know that ………
My journey ends here with you
I know you feel the same way too
My Journey ends at the start
Right here in you heart
Safe and sound
Here with you
After all that we’ve been through
There were times
Now and then
We almost thought of giving in
Searching for a distant dream
But dreams come true and Ö
My journey ends here with you
I know you feel the same way too
My Journey ends at the start
Right here in you heart
And now I know the reason you were sent
To journey through life as my friend
You are my journey’s end
Though we have travelled so far
My home is wherever you are
My journey ends here with you
I know you feel the same way too
My Journey ends at the start
Right here in you heart
And now I know the reason you were sent
To journey through life as my friend
You are my journey’s end
On you I can always depend
You are my Journey’s End
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Promises
Doesn’t anybody keep them?
What a mess
What a shame
I confess,
I’ve been guilty of the same thing
But I did not mean
To break the dream
And shake the faith we had
What if heaven isn’t really there?
Would we have the will to journey on?
Keep on going till we find somewhere
To build our hopes upon
Now I know
I’ve been climbing up the wrong tree
Never knew
Till I reached the top
Now I see
Such a different world below me
But it does not seem
To fit the dream
And it’s such a long way down
Repeat Chorus
If you’re worried how things are gonna turn out
You think you’re gonna burn out,
crash and dive
There’s another way
Just adjust your thinking
There’s no need for sinking
Before you arrive
REP CHORUS
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Oh No
Something aint right
You don’t wanna talk
And I don’t wanna fight
You seem so close
Yet so far away
The truth will come out
In the light of day
Are you there at all
When I take you in my loving arms
When you close your eyes
Who do you see
When you’re here in my arms
When you close your eyes
Are you with me
When you close your eyes
Where do you go
Oh no
What can it be
How can I fight
What I cannot see
I know it’s there
Your Love is not real
Am I a stone
That I should not feel
While you’re here in my arms
Someone else is walking through your dreams
Repeat chorus
Are you there at all
When I take you in my loving arms
Repeat chorus
Listen to Tanya Rowlands Version
I WAS SO AFRAID I’D RUN AGROUND
AND NEVER GET TO SHARE THE THINGS I’D FOUND
LOOKING BACK I SEE IT NOW
I WAS NEVER ALONE
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
because……..
YOU WERE THERE
LOOKING THROUGH MY EYES
YOU WERE THERE
SEEING THE SAME SKIES
AND WHENEVER WE’RE APART
WHEN I LOOK INTO MY HEART
YOU’LL BE THERE
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE THINGS I’D SEEN
WAS IT IN THE WORLD OR IN A DREAM
IS IT MAKING SENSE AT ALL
I WAS SO FAR FROM HOME
BUT I WAS NEVER ALONE
because……….
YOU WERE THERE
LOOKING THROUGH MY EYES
YOU WERE THERE
SEEING THE SAME SKIES
AND WHENEVER WE’RE APART
WHEN I LOOK INTO MY HEART
YOU’LL BE THERE
With you in my heart
Just where you belong
Like A Part Of Me
Together we we are so strong
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By Earsdon Church I saw one day The story now was fading And so I climbed aboard a ship At this point there is a monalogue written by Tom Kelly The miners marched along this road By Earsdon Church I came again Beside a silent stone Click here to hear this song performed by the Steve Thompson band recorded live at the Customs House South Shields (UK) |
The Silent Stone
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The Story Behind This Song
Earsdon is a picturesque village in North Tyneside close to Whitley Bay. The church at Earsdon, St Albans creates a typically English scene of a church on a hilltop, surrounded by trees and is a sight that can be seen for miles around. (see above)
Tucked away behind the church, under a leafy canopy and surrounded by thorns and brambles, is a memorial to the 204 miners who lost their lives in the 1862 disaster at Hartley Pit. This is a very quiet place and the visit is made even more poignant when you notice that the youngest names on the monument are those of miners only 10 years old! There are others of 11 and 12 and many have the same name so possibly father and son(s) of many families were killed. I have heard that the funeral procession through Earson Village took many hours to pass. The pictures below may give you an indication of the atmosphere at this memorial.
I posted a web page with pictures about this and have since been contacted by many people who have some connection with the story. One man, Mike Kirkup had written a book about mining in which there was a journalist of the day’s account of teh 10 days of teh unfolding dister. This book became my “time machine” by which I travelled in order to write this song.
The “Time Machine”
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I walk down the street The only way Paris by Air Well who could be happy And growing up |
note – the lyrics here are the originals as sung by Toni Haliday. I changed them slightly to work for a male singer.
Recorded by The Tygers Of Pan Tang
Recorded by Toni Haliday |
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I’ve begun to feel there’s something wrong Do you feel it too is it so strong? I don’t wanna be the one to say goodbye What if I should throw it all away? Is this always used to be? |
Recorded by The Searchers |
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Maybe it’s late Love me and leave me I will find a mountain Love me and leave me |
Recorded by Elkie Brooks |
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Its A Hollow Victory Days go by Its A Hollow Victory Now you see Such A Hollow Victory What about the time It’s A Hollow Victory |
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