Sailortown

Me and Elaine we've been hanging around in what was once Sailortown
Drinking cheap red wine by the Light of the Belfast moon
There'ss nobody left here that works at the docks
It's all urban renewal and apartment blocks
Summer is fading winter will be coming soon
The walls in the city have a lot to say about the UVF and the IRA
It's cold by the river but the sky is full of stars
But these walls say nothing bout who I am
When I'm singin in the garden at the Rotterdam
Doing Brown Eyed Girl and Whisky in the Jar
And I know, they're tearing it down street by street
Look out below, there goes the ground beneath your feet
Elaine's mother thinks I'm some kinda crook
She meets me at the door with a dirty look
My welcome round there is starting to wear thin
Because I promised everybody I would knuckle down
But my grades weren't good enough this time round
All my time runs out in the end
And I know, they're tearing it down street by street
Look out below, there goes the ground beneath your feet
Me, I can't wait to be rid of school
But Elaine's got a place in Liverpool
By the time September comes she'll be gone
She says she'll text me everyday
But that's something she feel's she has to say
She'll call me once at Christmas and then move on
Me and Elaine we've been hanging around
In what was once Sailortown