Far Away Boys

Well I worked on the railroad
For t'pence a day
Drank down one penny
The other I'd save

I hammered and I hammered
For God knows how long
Well in to madness
With each setting sun

I put my head down
And I dreamt you were here
With me by the ol' tree
Where no one could care

Far away boys, far away boys
Away from ya' now
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Then the sun belched upon me
You were no longer here
Lyin' in your place was
My hammer and my gear

So I stamped out the fire
That kept us both warm
The ashes were fallin'
Like the snow drops of old

He came to a mountain
Dynamite, and she'll blow
A big hole in that rock
Like the one in my soul

We buried four workmen
They dug themselves well
From four empty coffins
To four early graves

They're only paddies, just paddies,
Don't dig them too deep
You'll need all your strength boys,
They're replaced easily

With the heat I was melting
Into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back
Takes me back from all this

Far away boys, far away boys
Away from ya' now
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Someone said it was Christmas
But not a tree was in sight
The only thing growin'
Was my will to die

'Till the gaffer said "Men,
Your work here is done."
I said "I'll see you in hell
On that train we died for"

Never again will I smell your sweet dream
But a pissed stained ol' gutter where
Your lips used to be

Far away boys, far away boys
Away from ya' now
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found

Far away boys, far away boys
Away from ya' now
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart
In her arms I'll be found