Colne Valley Hearts

Wasn't an easy birth Smacked me head coming out Made me rugged, shoulders broad Ready to carry, ready to work Foreign on me tongue Dialect, disarm Spot the incomer miles away When I turned up knowing no-one When I showed up knowing no-one Colne Valley Hearts Necklace of red Colne Valley Hearts Hand over heart over hand Cold hands, warm hearts Lighting up the cut tonight Lighting up the cut tonight Back o'dam I saw her Translucent, barely there Cradling her clutch of carrier bags Lullabies sung to air By the cenotaph Smoked from inside out Furrows deep as valley sides Bejewelled with the kindest eyes She has the kindest eyes Colne Valley Hearts Necklace of red Colne Valley Hearts Hand over heart over hand Cold hands, warm hearts Lighting up the cut tonight Lighting up the cut tonight Smog stained stone Makes us know we're home Colne Valley Hearts Necklace of red Colne Valley Hearts Hand over heart over hand Cold hands, warm hearts Lighting up the cut tonight Lighting up the cut tonight We're lighting up the cut tonight