Life in a Northern Town

And he took a cigarette out
Life in a northern town
Pushing the town away, ah
Ah hey, ma ma ma
Ah hey, ma ma ma
And through an open window came
Ah hey, ma ma ma
Like Sinatra in a younger day
All the work shut down
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles"

Ah hey, ma ma ma

As the train rolled out of sight, bye-bye
You could see it written in his eyes
As we followed him down to the station
Life in a northern town

And though he never would wave goodbye
It felt like the world would freeze
He said, "In winter 1963

Ah hey, ma ma ma

They sat on the stony ground
And everyone else came down to listen
The evening had turned to rain
And the morning lasted all day, all day
Watch the water roll down the drain
Life in a northern town