Heading South On The Great North Road

Many have gone before us now

Many have tried and failed somehow

Many a soul on the Queen's highway

Where many a tail light glowed

With the promise of a better life

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road

Only the dark we left behind

Will chase us as the road unwinds

But out of sight is out of mind

With many a debt still owed

And the promise of a different life...

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road

Many a dog went wandering

To sup on fortune's dregs

And many a dog came straggling home

His tail between his sorry legs

Many a caged bird spread his wings

Many a vain bird crowed

And many a songbird lost her way

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road

Many a band of brothers rode

In many a painted wagon

Many an unsecured load

Whenever a climbing truck was slowed

There was many a traveler's curse bestowed

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road

Many a transport greasy spoon

Many a wasted afternoon

Where many a maiden gave her heart

And many a gift bestowed

But a gift is a yoke to a traveling man

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road

If we get back home, we'll tell our tales

To all of those who'll listen

The might have beens, the chances lost

The monies that went missing

All the memories we'll unload

The wild oats that we'll claim we'd sowed

The stages where we proudly strode

As if our cups had over flowed

With the promise of a different life...

Heading South on the Great North Road

South on the Great North Road