In the early 1800's, large groups of mainly unskilled labourers built England's Railways. The cost in human terms alone was very high...Leaving my family behind menot knowing what lay aheadwaving goodbye, as I left them in tearsremembering all we'd saidI looked to the sky, I offered my prayersI asked Him for guidance and strengthbut the simple beliefs of a simple manlay in His hands, and on my headI gave everything that they wantedbut still they wanted morewe sweat and we toiledgood men lost their livesI don't think they knew what forI sold them my heartI sold them my soulI gave everything I hadah but they couldn't break my spiritmy dignity fought back,fightbackcan you hear mecan you seeDon't you hear medon't you seeWe worked in gangs for all we were worththe young boys pulling the wagonswe were digging the tunnel, shifting the earthit was then that it happened.No-one knew how the cracks appearedbut as it fell they all disappearedstone fell like rainCan you hear me,Can you seeDon't you hear meCan you breatheThe smoke cleared, the dust it settledNo one knew how many had diedall around there were broken menthey'd said it was safe, they'd liedyou could hear the cries, you could smell the fearbut good fortune that day was mineand it occurred to me the heart of a good manit seems is hard to find.Can you hear me,can you seeDon't you hear medon't you seeWe worked, how we worked likethe devil for our paythrough the wind, through the snow,and through the rainBlasting and cutting through Gods country like a knifesweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better lifeAh but I can hear my childrens' cryI can see the tears in their eyesmemories of those I've left behindstill ringing in my earsWill I ever go back againWill I ever see her face againI'll never forget that nightAs they waved goodbye to their fathersWe came from the South,and we came from the Northwith picks and with spadesand a new kind of ordershowing no fear of what lies up aheadThey'll never see the likes of us againDriving the last spike,lifting and laying the trackwith blistering hands,the sun burning your backOh but I can hear my childrens' cryI can see the tears in their eyesmemories of those I've left behindstill ringing in my earsWell I'll always remember that night,As they waved goodbye to their fathersWe followed the rail, we slept under the starsdigging in darkness, and living with dangershowing no fear of what lies up aheadthey'll never see the likes of us againcan you hear mecan you seeDon't you hear medon't you see
Lyrics by Genesis
A Place To Call My Own A Trick Of The Tail A Visit To The Doktor A Winter's Tale A Winter's Tale Abacab Abacab [Live][Multimedia Track] Afterglow Aisle Of Plenty Aisle of Plenty [DVD] Alien Afternoon Alien Afternoon (Banks/Rutherford) All In A Mouse's Night All In A Mouse's Night Alone Tonight Am I Very Wrong Am I Very Wrong? Another Record Anything Now Anything She Does Anything She Does [Dolby Digital Surrou [DTS Su... Anything She Does [Dolby Digital Surround S [DTS... Anyway Apocalypse In 9, 8 Apocalypse In 9/8 As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet) As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet) Back In N. Y. C. Back In N.Y.C. Back in N.Y.C. [*] Back in N.Y.C. [DVD] Ballad Of Big Banjo Man Behind The Lines Blood On The Rooftops Broadway Melody Of 1974 Broadway Melody of 1974 [DVD] Burning Rope But If You Don't Stand Up You Stand A Change Calling All Stations Calling All Stations [Dolby Digital Surround [DV... Calling All Stations [Dolby Digital Surround [DV... 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Misunderstanding More Fool Me More Fool Me [*] More Fool Me [Audio][Multimedia Track] Never A Time Never a Time [Dolby Digital Surround Sound][Multim... Never a Time [Dolby Digital Surround Sound][Multim... Never a Time [DVD] No Replay At All No Reply At All No Son Of Mine No Son of Mine [Dolby Digital Surround S No Son of Mine [Dolby Digital Surround Sound Not About Us Not About Us (Banks/Rutherford/Wilson) Not About Us [Dolby Digital Surround Sound][Multim... Not About Us [Dolby Digital Surround Sound][Multim... 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That's All That's Me That's All That's Me Thats All The Arrival The Battle Of Epping Forest The Battle of Epping Forest [*] The Battle of Epping Forest [DVD] The Battle Of Epping Forrest The Brazilian The Carpet Crawlers The Carpet Crawlers [DVD] The Carpet Crawlers 1999 The Chamber Of 32 Doors The Chamber of 32 Doors [*] The Chamber of 32 Doors [Audio][Multimedia Track] The Cinema Show The Cinema Show [Audio][Multimedia Track] The Colony Of Slippermen The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival/A Visit To T... The Conqueror The Dance Of The Giant Hogweed The Day The Light Went Out The Day the Lights Went Out The Dividing Line The Dividing Line [Dolby Digital Surround Sound][M... 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