[Verse 1]
He was born on these here tracks
Same bricks and concrete slab
That his grandad laid a hundred years ago
As houses crumble and houses grow, well ohh
He didn’t know what to call home

[Hook]
Because cobblestone, it turned to tar
Everybody went out and bought that car so they
They could get further on down that road
Here me come as the pitches blow
And my tears they come and tears they go
And I know, that this river is gonna take me away
And he said here me come as the pitches blow
And my tears they come and tears they go
And I know, that this river is gonna take me away
He’s to take me away
He’s to take me away

[Verse 2]
Everyone changes, but not alone
No one wants to roam, he said
He said we should all just let go
No one thinks that their shoes fit
No one likes quite where they sit at
At least he knew that he wasn’t alone
He said we’re all such good citizens now
We all love fake little grace from
Our cheeks to cheeks and our bones to bones
[Hook]
Because cobblestone, it turned to tar
Everybody went out and bought that car so they
They could get further on down that road
Here me come as the pitches blow
And my tears they come and tears they go
And I know, that this river is gonna take me away
And he said here me come as the pitches blow
And my tears they come and tears they go
And I know, that this river is gonna take me away
He’s to take me away
He’s to take me away