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Leaving my family behind me<br />not knowing what lay ahead<br />waving goodbye, as I left them in tears<br />remembering all we'd said<br /><br />I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers<br />I asked Him for guidance and strength<br />but the simple beliefs of a simple man<br />lay in His hands, and on my head<br /><br />I gave everything that they wanted<br />but still they wanted more<br />we sweat and we toiled<br />good men lost their lives<br />I don't think they knew what for<br /><br />I sold them my heart<br />I sold them my soul<br />I gave everything I had<br />ah but they couldn't break my spirit<br />my dignity fought back,<br />Fightback<br /><br />Can you hear me<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see<br /><br />We worked in gangs for all we were worth<br />the young boys pulling the wagons<br />we were digging the tunnel, shifting the earth<br />it was then that it happened.<br /><br />No-one knew how the cracks appeared<br />but as it fell they all disappeared<br />stone fell like rain<br /><br />Can you hear me,<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Can you breathe<br /><br />The smoke cleared, the dust it settled<br />No one knew how many had died<br />all around there were broken men<br />they'd said it was safe, they'd lied<br />you could hear the cries, you could smell the fear<br />but good fortune that day was mine<br />and it occurred to me the heart of a good man<br />it seems is hard to find.<br /><br />Can you hear me,<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see<br /><br />We worked, how we worked like<br />the devil for our pay<br />through the wind, through the snow,<br />and through the rain<br /><br />Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife<br />sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life<br /><br />Ah but I can hear my childrens' cry<br />I can see the tears in their eyes<br />memories of those I've left behind<br />still ringing in my ears<br />Will I ever go back again<br />Will I ever see her face again<br />I'll never forget that night<br />As they waved goodbye to their fathers<br /><br />We came from the north,<br />and we came from the south<br />with picks and with spades<br />and a new kind of order<br />showing no fear of what lies up ahead<br />They'll never see the likes of us again<br /><br />Driving the last spike,<br />lifting and laying the track<br />with blistering hands,<br />the sun burning your back<br /><br />Oh but I can hear my childrens' cry<br />I can see the tears in their eyes<br />memories of those I've left behind<br />still ringing in my ears<br />Well I'll always remember that night,<br />As they waved goodbye to their fathers<br /><br />We followed the rail, we slept under the stars<br />digging in darkness, and living with danger<br />showing no fear of what lies up ahead<br />they'll never see the likes of us again<br /><br />Can you hear me<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see
New song lyrics
Leaving my family behind me<br />not knowing what lay ahead<br />waving goodbye, as I left them in tears<br />remembering all we'd said<br /><br />I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers<br />I asked Him for guidance and strength<br />but the simple beliefs of a simple man<br />lay in His hands, and on my head<br /><br />I gave everything that they wanted<br />but still they wanted more<br />we sweat and we toiled<br />good men lost their lives<br />I don't think they knew what for<br /><br />I sold them my heart<br />I sold them my soul<br />I gave everything I had<br />ah but they couldn't break my spirit<br />my dignity fought back,<br />Fightback<br /><br />Can you hear me<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see<br /><br />We worked in gangs for all we were worth<br />the young boys pulling the wagons<br />we were digging the tunnel, shifting the earth<br />it was then that it happened.<br /><br />No-one knew how the cracks appeared<br />but as it fell they all disappeared<br />stone fell like rain<br /><br />Can you hear me,<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Can you breathe<br /><br />The smoke cleared, the dust it settled<br />No one knew how many had died<br />all around there were broken men<br />they'd said it was safe, they'd lied<br />you could hear the cries, you could smell the fear<br />but good fortune that day was mine<br />and it occurred to me the heart of a good man<br />it seems is hard to find.<br /><br />Can you hear me,<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see<br /><br />We worked, how we worked like<br />the devil for our pay<br />through the wind, through the snow,<br />and through the rain<br /><br />Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife<br />sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life<br /><br />Ah but I can hear my childrens' cry<br />I can see the tears in their eyes<br />memories of those I've left behind<br />still ringing in my ears<br />Will I ever go back again<br />Will I ever see her face again<br />I'll never forget that night<br />As they waved goodbye to their fathers<br /><br />We came from the north,<br />and we came from the south<br />with picks and with spades<br />and a new kind of order<br />showing no fear of what lies up ahead<br />They'll never see the likes of us again<br /><br />Driving the last spike,<br />lifting and laying the track<br />with blistering hands,<br />the sun burning your back<br /><br />Oh but I can hear my childrens' cry<br />I can see the tears in their eyes<br />memories of those I've left behind<br />still ringing in my ears<br />Well I'll always remember that night,<br />As they waved goodbye to their fathers<br /><br />We followed the rail, we slept under the stars<br />digging in darkness, and living with danger<br />showing no fear of what lies up ahead<br />they'll never see the likes of us again<br /><br />Can you hear me<br />Can you see<br />Don't you hear me<br />Don't you see
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