The last Watch
Stan Rogers
They dragged her down_ dead_ from_ To__-ber_-mory_ Too_ cheap_ to spare_ her one last_ head-ead_ of steam_ Deep in die_-sel fume__ embrace_ Dust and soot_ upon_ the face of_ one_ who was_ so clean__ They brought me here_ to watch her_ in_ the bone_-yard_ Just two old__ wrecks_ to spend_ the night_ alone_ It's dark inside_ this e_-vil place_ Clouds on the moon_ hide her disgrace_ this whiskey_ hides_ my own__ It's the last__ watch_ on_ the Mid_-land_ The last__ watch_ a__-lone___ One last__ night_ to-o_ love_ her__ The last__ night_ she's_ whole___ My guess_ is_ that we_ were young_ together_ Like her's_ my strength_ was young_ and harder_ to steel_ And like her_ too_ I knew_ my ground_ I scarcely felt_ the years_ go_ round_ in answer_ to the wheel__ But then_ they quenched the fi_-re_ bene-eath_ the boilers__ Gave me a watch_ and_ showed_ me out_ the door_ At sixty-four_ you're still_ the best_ One year more_ and then you're less than_ dust upon_ the floor____ It's the last__ watch_ on_ the Mid_-land_ The last__ watch_ a__-lone___ One last__ night_ to-o_ love_ her__ The last__ night_ she's_ whole___ So here's_ to useless_ super_-annuation_ And us old__ relics_ of the days_ of steam__ In the morning Lord_ I would prefer_ When men_ with torches_ come for her_ let angels_ come_ for me___ It's the last__ watch_ on_ the Mid_-land_ The last__ watch_ a__-lone___ One last__ night_ to-o_ love_ her__ The last__ night_ she's_ whole___ It's the last__ watch_ on_ the Mid_-land_ The last__ watch_ a__-lone___ One last__ night_ to-o_ love_ her__ The last__ night_ she's_ whole___