North And South-Gerry Rafferty

[ti:North And South] [ar:Gerry Rafferty] [al:North & South] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]North And South - Gerry Rafferty [01:29.89]When [01:30.05]I was born a poor man's son [01:32.19]And followin' tradition [01:33.65] [01:34.23]When I came of age I hit the road [01:36.67]And followed blind ambition [01:38.68]I served my time and payed my dues [01:41.24]Now I'm sittin' pretty [01:42.75] [01:43.76]Sleeping in a feather bed [01:45.99]High above this city [01:47.32] [01:48.34]It's four in the morning [01:49.83]And I'm sittin' here still thinking [01:52.18] [01:53.06]Our love's on the borderline [01:54.96]I know this ship is sinking [01:56.56] [01:57.76]I still remember when we talked [02:00.08]About the southern 'cross [02:02.27]A long time ago [02:04.59] [02:07.05]Look through my window and [02:08.63]I watch the cold rain fallin' [02:10.46] [02:11.17]Somewhere in the distance [02:12.70]I can hear a siren callin' [02:15.00] [02:16.07]Is this a wilderness or [02:17.77]Just another station on the [02:20.55]Rock island line [02:23.00] [02:52.37]When I first came to this [02:53.74]Town with sweet anticipation [02:55.55] [02:56.30]My days were filled with music [02:57.99]And my nights with conversation [03:00.05] [03:01.13]I didn't worry didn't care [03:02.96]Which way the wind was blowin' [03:05.30]Yes there was magic in the air [03:07.74]And music kept on flowin' [03:09.34] [03:10.84]I was a superman ridin' on a river [03:13.93] [03:15.27]She always wanted so much [03:17.10]More than I could give her [03:18.60] [03:19.96]I still remember everytime [03:22.00]We said goodbye when [03:23.47]I was back on the road [03:26.39] [03:29.14]I was a rhythm man now [03:30.96]I'm a local hero [03:32.22] [03:33.57]I still remember when my [03:35.39]Luck was down to zero [03:36.77] [03:38.14]Right now I sit and wonder [03:39.84]Why nobody ever comes [03:41.87] [03:42.43]To knock on my door [03:44.56] [04:34.27]Now life is bitter life is sweet [04:36.79]Life is what you make it [04:38.30] [04:39.35]Your love makes my life complete [04:41.38]And I just can't forsake it [04:42.87] [04:43.93]The time has come to travel on [04:45.86]Yes now the days I'm countin' [04:47.42] [04:48.30]We're goin' back to where [04:49.54]We come from gonna live [04:51.16]On some old mountain [04:52.04] [04:52.79]It's four in the morning [04:54.59]And I'm sittin' here still thinking [04:56.84] [04:57.75]Our love's on the borderline [04:59.45]I know the ship is sinking [05:01.24] [05:02.47]I still remember when we [05:04.29]Talked about the southern [05:05.70]'Cross a long time ago [05:08.96] [05:11.63]I was a rhythm man now [05:13.39]I'm a local hero [05:14.86] [05:16.03]I still remember when my [05:17.95]Luck was down to zero [05:19.24] [05:20.70]Is this a wilderness or [05:22.39]Just another station on the [05:25.08]Rock island line