Lyric Far Away Boys

Well I worked on the railroad
For t pence a day
Drank down one penny
The other I d save
I hammered and I hammered
For God knows how long
Well into madness, with each setting sun
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here
With me by the ol tree, where no one could care

Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
I m lyin with my sweetheart
In her arms I ll be found

Then the sun belched upon me
You were no longer here
Lyin in your place was my hammer and my gear
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm
The ashes were fallin
Like the snow drops of old
We came to a mountain
Dynamite and she ll blow
A big hole in that rock
Like the one in my soul

Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
I m lyin with my sweetheart
In her arms I ll be found

We buried four workmen
They dug themselves well
From four empty coffins, to four early graves
They re only paddys, just paddys
Don t dig them too deep
You ll need all your strength boys
And they re replaced easily
With the heat I was melting
Into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back
Takes me back from all this

Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
I m lyin with my sweetheart
In her arms I ll be found

Someone said it was Christmas
But not a tree was in sight
The only thing growin was my will to die
Till the gaffer said men, your work here is done
I said I ll see you in Hell, on that train we died for
Never again, will I smell your sweet dream
But a pissed stained ol gutter where:
You lips used to be

Far Away Boys, Far Away Boys
Away from ya now
I m lyin with my sweetheart
In her arms I ll be found