Big River-Jimmy Nail

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Jimmy Nail [00:19.407] Walking on cobbled stones, little bits of skin and bone [00:27.667] Jumping on the tram car for a ride [00:36.089] I can remember then, I was just a boy of ten [00:44.635] Hanging around the old quayside [00:53.114] Now all the capstans and the cargo boats [00:58.351] And stevedores are gone [01:01.479] To where all the old ships go [01:04.338] But memories just like the seas live on [01:10.064] 'Cause that was when coal was king, [01:14.228] The river was a living thing [01:18.536] And I was just a boy, but it was mine, [01:24.688] The coaly tyne [01:28.959] For this was a big river, [01:34.166] I want you all to know that I was proud [01:42.140] This was a big river, but that was long ago, [01:50.421] That's not now, that's not now [02:01.020] My father was a working man, [02:05.159] He earned our living with his hands [02:09.406] He had to cross the river every day [02:17.813] He picked up a union card out of the neptune yard [02:26.426] Mouths to feed and the bills to pay [02:35.008] Then came a time for him to sail across the seas [02:40.906] And far away [02:43.490] Finally when that war was won [02:47.385] You brought him home and home he stayed [02:52.109] And when his days were done, under a golden sun [03:00.325] You took him back to where he longed to be, [03:06.505] Back to the sea [03:10.842] For this was a big river, [03:15.800] I want you all to know that I was proud [03:23.952] This was a big river, but that was long ago, [03:32.269] That's not now [03:36.451] That's not how [03:49.204] That's not now [03:59.692] The neptune was the last to go, [04:03.956] I heard it on my radio [04:08.187] And then they played the latest number one [04:16.714] But what do they do all day? [04:20.954] And what are they supposed to say? [04:25.268] What does a father tell his son? [04:33.710] If you believe that there's a bond between our future [04:40.296] And our past [04:42.257] Try to hold on to what we had, [04:46.110] We built them strong, we built to last [04:50.706] 'Cause this is a mighty town, [04:54.931] Built upon solid ground [04:59.076] And everything they've tried so hard to kill, [05:05.340] We will rebuild [05:09.721] For this was a big river [05:14.745] I want you all to know that I'm so very proud [05:22.725] This was a big river, but that was long ago, [05:31.091] That's not now [05:35.312] And this is a big, big, river, [05:39.929] And in my heart I know it will rise again [05:46.921] The river will rise again