Harbour Town

Julian Austin/Barry Mathers

It’s four in the morning got no place to go

Spent all my money and George Street is closed

Lord it’s cold, cold, cold

I’m the last one to leave, all my brothers moved on

You can’t make a living here, the fishing’s all gone

And I ain’t gonna just sit around 

Just growing old, old, old

It’s my last night in my hometown

I’m gonna miss this place

It’s just like walking on sacred ground

Might be the last time I watch the sun go down

On this Harbour Town

The lady took my ticket and I heard her say

You’re lookin’ kinda tired, son you okay

And I said yes ma’am

It’s just been one long lonely day

You see my brothers got a job out there waiting for me

He says it’s hard work but it’s real good money

And right now that’s what I need

This is the last night in my hometown

I hate to leave this place, man it’s bringing me so damn down

Might be the last time

I see my old man around

In this harbour town

I’m just another one in a long line

That couldn’t make it here

Though it ain’t my fault I feel so bad

It’s bringing me to tears

It’s my last night in my home town

I’m gonna miss this place

It’s just like walking on sacred ground

It might be the last time

I’ll watch the sun go down

On this harbour town

Man I’m gonna miss my harbour town

It’s been like walking on sacred ground

And to leave here is bringing me so damn down

This might be the last time I watch the sun go down

In this harbour town

In my pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty harbour town

It’s been like walking, walking on sacred ground

Oh and I hate to leave here

It’s bringing me so damn down