By the Quayside

Oh, the bridge is quiet and the water's still As you turn your face from the bitter chill Watching ghosts of ships you saw Set sail down the Broomielaw Long hours and the work was hard For a teenage welder in the Fairfield yard Holding onto dreams you planned Walking home from the Barrowland Oh, you can see it now As sure as I can see the river Until the cold wind blows it all away Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday Well, Singers down in Clydebank sang While the hammers chimed and the clocktower rang Blue jeans and she had it all Underneath that glitter ball Oh, you can see it now As sure as I can see the river Until the cold wind blows it all away Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday She was waiting for you on the cobbled street Where the pavements shine and the lovers meet Near a bar where you met before Ceud mìle fàilte on the door You spoke of all you hoped to find If you ever left these streets behind Sailing out across the world Just you and your bonnie girl Oh, you can see it now As sure as I can see the river Until the cold wind blows it all away And you can see it still Because the hope endures forever Until the cold wind blows it all away Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday