In a Faraway Town

Early september when the school day was over

We'd lie in the fields amongst heather and clover

And talk about life, and dream up a future

Jane would be a doctor and cara a singer

While mary was keen for a ring on her finger

And we all agreed that a rich guy would suit her

We looked at the clouds passing by

Gathering to fill every gap in the sky

And we cursed the place we'd been born

Hollowed by sea, beaten by storm

Guess the rain never fell quite as hard on the ground

In a faraway town

Sometimes at night i would sneak out past bedtime

It wasn't to go with some boy, no instead i

Would follow the creek down to the bay side

There we would sit and let darkness surround us

With stars high above us and blankets around us

We'd follow the lights from boats that would sail by

And no matter how peaceful it was

Every dawn had a lining of loss

'cause we ached for the day we would leave

And all of the great things we were to achieve

And the mist never stuck quite this hard to the ground

In a faraway town

Suddenly that girl's turned twenty years older

If i could back in time i would have told her

That faraway towns may gleam from a distance

But once you get there it's the same, only colder

'cause loneliness weighs like a stone on your shoulder

You're all on your own. it takes will and persistence

Jane and mary moved home

Sometimes we visit the past on the phone

But cara she's still struggling on

Right now she's scribbling down words to a song

'cause she misses the rain and the mist on the ground

And heather and clover are nowhere at all to be found

In a faraway town