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lyrics
This Old Town
A City built at the mouth of a river
Blackened hills form the backdrop forever
Cold and dark
They make their remark
Men of steel hammer and fist
Working hard silhouettes in the mist
In this old town
Hearts keep on burning
In this old town
Wheels keep on turning
We'll never give in
We'll never retreat
We'd rather die with our boots on our feet
In this old town
Shovel in one hand pint in the other
Living each day Father child and Mother
Amidst the turmoil
Standing on this hallowed soil
Blood and sweat their only vocation
Trouble and strife in this part baked Nation
Devil take your cursed slander
Cos you know nothing of our splendid candour
Silence those lips that rush to criticise
Cos you never had to fight to win the prize
Of this old town
Standing on the esteem of so many others
The broken backs of our Fathers and Mothers
All under God's hand
In this promised land
No surrender still our war cry
They respond in kind "We can't wait til you die"
A City built at the mouth of a river
Blackened hills form the backdrop forever
Cold and dark
They make their remark
Men of steel hammer and fist
Working hard silhouettes in the mist
In this old town
Hearts keep on burning
In this old town
Wheels keep on turning
We'll never give in
We'll never retreat
We'd rather die with our boots on our feet
In this old town
Shovel in one hand pint in the other
Living each day Father child and Mother
Amidst the turmoil
Standing on this hallowed soil
Blood and sweat their only vocation
Trouble and strife in this part baked Nation
Devil take your cursed slander
Cos you know nothing of our splendid candour
Silence those lips that rush to criticise
Cos you never had to fight to win the prize
Of this old town
Standing on the esteem of so many others
The broken backs of our Fathers and Mothers
All under God's hand
In this promised land
No surrender still our war cry
They respond in kind "We can't wait til you die"
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from TWANG,
released September 23, 2021
words & music by Steve Salterszo
words & music by Steve Salterszo
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Salterszo UK
Born in N. Ireland Steve Salterszo is an independent songwriter, with roots in, Country, Folk & Soft Rock
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If you like Tom Petty, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and others of this musical genre, love guitar based rock n roll, then you'll love this!
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Jul 2023 -
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Sep 2021
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