In the darkness of the night I sometimes wonder was I right To leave you, love, without a smile Without a word when all the while It hurt inside to say goodbye As you begged for another try At loving me At pleasing me But though I tried to need you still I fought a battle 'gainst your will To tie me down and make me stay To keep the hills and seas...Learn More

Hey woman, my woman, open your eyes and smile Hey lovely, my lovely, stay in the warm awhile Savour the present we've got to open Wrapped in a sleepy way We've got a gift to share together It's the gift of a brand new day Gift of a brand new day Hey woman, my woman, we can walk in the rain Hey lovely, my lovely, search for the sun again You can...Learn More

Travelling tired and I'm dusty Winds blowing high and it's gusty Over Boothferry Bridge, Boothferry Bridge My gateway to home again My gateway to home again I've been away such a long time In old towns that were not mine But Boothferry Bridge, Boothferry Bridge It feels so fine to see you It feels so fine to see you I'll never cross you and leave...Learn More

[Verse 1] Anna, my love, it's time now I'm sure There, hear the knock, this time it's our door Anna, my love, be brave at this hour And don't let them see Anna cry [Verse 2] The days that we've had, they've passed into years The shadows we've had have been shadows of tears Don't let them see that we too have our fears No, don't let them see Anna...Learn More

On the bus to school again Still no money for a car How long ago the day they said "Teach and you'll go far"? But pretty little girl, pretty little girl, pretty little girl Don't sit next to me Pretty little girl, pretty little girl, pretty little girl Don't sit next to me Twenty years of teaching boys Ink and think and incantation Fifteen empty...Learn More

La-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la, la-la, la, la La-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la, la-la Catch a train to a plane to a place overseas Over clouds, over fields, over rivers and trees And they're serving me coffee to put me at ease But I'm drifting without you Born on the breeze from my home La-la-la, la-la-la La-la, la, la La-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la,...Learn More

Martha sits by the telephone Hoping someone will call, she's on her own again She has so much that she can talk about And there'll be gossip she can hawk about again Did you stumble home drunk and loud To an empty room with no one waiting there? Is your life a black and broken cloud? Then Martha will feed upon your despair See the curtain move,...Learn More