Lyrics:

It Was A Coal Town
he Spent His Whole Life In A Hole In The Ground
smashing Pieces Of Earth
he Never Really Saw The Sky
it Was A Hard Life
but Little Black Rocks Make The Televisions Work
and Put Food On The Table
until The Unions Cast Him Aside

now There's A Hundred Challenging Things A Boy Can Do
when You've Waved Goodbye And Held More Tears In
than Anyone Ever Should
and All My Sorrows Pale To Insignificance
that's Why I Love You

she Was In A Strange Land
she Taught Herself To Read From Doing Crosswords
and Hiding Her Accent
she Cast Her Dreams Aside
she Had A Spark In Her Eye
she Never Saw Her Son On His Wedding Day
or Our Cherry Blossoms, Falling Down From The Sky

now There's A Hundred Challening Things A Boy Can Do
when You've Waved Goodbye And Held More Tears In
than Anyone Ever Should
and All My Sorrows Pale To Insignificance
that's Why I Love You.

no Coal Mines
no Not A Trace
now Shopping Malls Take Their Place
no Picket Lines

the Sacrifice
dreams Overrun
hopes For A Future For Her Son, In Ollerton

now There's A Hundred Challenging Things A Boy Can Do
when You've Waved Goodbye And Held More Tears In
than Anyone Ever Should.
and All My Sorrows Pale To Insignificance
that's Why She Loves You

a Hundred Challenging Things A Boy Can Do
wave Goodbye
wave Goodbye
a Hundred Challenging
say Goodbye To You