Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887)

I saw a man jump off the Clifton Street bridge Onto the Westlink, harder than a cliff-edge Oh man, oh man, the way he fell Like a sack of spuds, a ringing bell Down a stone well Oh man, oh man, the way he fell, Like a sack of spuds, a ringing bell Stone well This river of concrete Cut the city in two So you never knew me I never knew you But I can't imagine why Anyone would do that Tell me brother why, Why'd you do that? No, I can't imagine why Anyone would do that Tell me brother why, Where were you going? Somewhere warmer, kinder, Softer on the soul Like the mother's hand, The honeycomb Skies of Pisarro Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887) When they assured us all once That it can only get better But I'm not sure now Not so sure "Well I'll tell you pal, If you'd care to listen" He said as he stood up And climbed into my Nissan Reversed down the motorway Got off at the falls Drove up Black Mountain As he told me it all He said "I've been feeling low, low, low For a long time now And I owe, owe, owe a lot of Money to the wrong people" My life's just something that's been Happening to me Used to play for Cliftonville 'Til I wrecked my knee Started working for my uncle Started hanging round the bars Y'know I really thought That I'd be somewhere else by now Somewhere warmer, kinder, Softer on the soul Like the mother's hand, The honeycomb, Skies of Pisarro Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887) When they assured us all once That it can only get better Get warmer, kinder Softer on the soul Like the mother's hand, The honeycomb, Skies of Pisarro Late Afternoon in the Meadow (1887) When they assured us, I was so sure that it could only get better Not so sure now Not so sure now