Life In a Northern Town

A Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all day, all day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, away Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma He sat on the stony ground And he took a cigarette out And everyone else came down to listen It was the winter 1963 It felt like the world would freeze With John F. Kennedy and The Beatles" Yeah yeah yeah Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya All of the work shutdown Hey ma ma ma ma The evening had turned to rain Watched the water roll down the drain As they followed him down to the station He never would wave goodbye You could see it written in his eyes As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya All of the work shutdown Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Hey ma ma ma ma, make it easy on himself Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma (Get back) Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya All of the work shutdown Hey ma ma ma ma (Get back) Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, make it easy on himself Heyya ma ma ma, heyya All of the work shutdown Heyya ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma