Roads Of East Northumberland

Intro: verse 1 I drive the roads of East Northumberland Between the uplands and the sea Where the wind blows cold and the long grass is taking hold Of the traces of how it used to be verse 2 The windscreen wipers beat a rhythm The years roll back across the plain And the ghosts of the men are going to their destiny Heading for the back-shift in the rain verse 3 You can read their names on the monument Their voices echo everywhere Their proud banners call, hanging on the museum wall Do you remember why they're there? Bridge And do you understand It's only time's shifting sands that carry on? Do you understand That only time will tell, and time is moving on? Instrumental verse 4 I walk the hills of West Northumberland And I look back east across the plain From a ring of stones to the green fields and starter homes And a North-East wind suggesting rain Outro