Summer soaks in my clothes Broken hearts, broken bones I can still see my friends Playing football end to end In a Northern Town In a Northern Town Going back I was born On the landing above the hall My father on his knees Somehow delivered me To a Northern Town To a Northern Town Built to last, built for good In our arms Irish blood Told we're thieves, lay a-bouts But we stand taller when we're counted out In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town In a Northern Town