Just in a simple conversation
You can hear the feeling change
Like a river rrunning down
Down to the sea
And if you need an explanation
I defy you to explain
BUt something's not the same
And it's bothering me
I think we see where I went wrong
I think I see what's going on
Meanwhile and far away
As the night draws in
He's holding her right now
I can feel it all begin
Meanwhile and far away
When the day is done
I ride away my friend
Into the setting sun
And the rivers running down
Down to the sea
I let love slip right through my fingers
And I watched it drift away
But still I had to say
What was written for me
I thought I'd end up as the hero
Thought the glory would be mine
Very soon I was to find
It wasn't to be
'Cos in this part I've got to play
It doesn't quite turn out that way
Meanwhile and far away
As the night draws in
He's holding her right now
I can feel it all begin
Meanwhile and far away
When the day is done
I ride away my friend
Into the setting sun
And the river's running down
Down to the sea(Words & Music by Margaret A Roche)
If you go down to Hammond
you'll never come back
In my opinion you're
on the wrong track
We'll always love you but
that's not the point
If you go with that fella
forget about us
As far as I'm concerned
that would be just
throwing yourself away
not even trying
Come on you're lying to me
Well I went down to Hammond
I did as I pleased
I ain't the only one
who's got this disease
Why don't you face the fact
you old upstart
We fall apart
You'd be okay if you'd
just stay in school
Don't be a fool
Do your eyes have an answer
to this song of mine
They say we meet again
on down the line
Where is on down the line
how far away?
Tell me I'm okay
If you go down to Hammond
you'll never come back