Deeside

Hey, now

Oh, now, now

The iron gates clang in a steel mill town

A man breaks down to that unemployment sound

He takes a last walk down that old coast road

In the dyin' death throws of all that he knows

The sight of those men walkin' through the gates

Was like a lame pit pony at the end of its days

Fire, fire, fire

In a Deeside down, eight thousand went down

In a February day in the drivin' rain

No winners, just losers and cuts and bruises

As the picket line fell, the industry died

There's still one question after all this time

Is a workin' man born to live and then die?

Fire, fire, fire

To build the ships, to set the sails

To cross the sea of fools

To be dealt the cards, to play our hand

To win or else to lose

In this cruel world that kicks a man when he's down

Down to the ground

Hey, now

Oh, now, now

And Lady Luck smiles on the few in this world

I hope and I pray that she smiles on you

I ain't gonna preach, no, I ain't gonna teach

I'm just gonna sing about the things that I need

A little bit of love, a little bit of hope

A little bit of strength, some fuel for the fire

Fire, fire, fire

To build the ships, to set the sails

To cross the sea of fools

To be dealt the cards, to play our hand

To win or else to lose

In this cruel world that kicks a man when he's down

Down to the ground

Oh, a little bit of love, a little bit of hope

A little bit of strength, some fuel for the fire

Fire, fire, fire

To build the ships, to set the sails

To cross the sea of fools

To be dealt the cards, to play our hand

To win or else to lose

In this cruel world that kicks a man when he's down

And all around the world, the lights are goin' down