Story Behind The Song
INSPIRED BY LIVING HERE, AND THE FACT THAT ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HUSBANDS IS AFFECTED BY THE 'SWINDON' DISEASE
Song Description
SWINDON WAS THE WORLD CENTRE OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY, CHOSEN BY BRUNEL AS THE SITE OF HIS ORIGINAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. THE TOWN GREW FROM A SMALL VILLAGE TO A BUSTLING CENTRE AS A RESULT OF THE GWR, WITH UP TO 40,000 EMPLOYEES IN
| Song Length |
3:53 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Disturbed |
Subject |
Town, Village, Diseases |
| Similar Artists |
The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
THERES A PLACE THAT I CALL HOME , IVE BEEN TRAVELLING TO FOREVER,
ITS A PLACE ALONG THE ROAD , WE ALL TAKE TO MAKE US BETTER,
AND THERE YOULL FIND , WHEN YOU ARRIVE , IM WAITING THERE FOR YOU...
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROAD , THERES AN EVERLASTING HIGHWAY,
AND IT REACHES TO THE WEST , WHERE THE SUNSET HIDES AWAY,
AND THERE YOULL FIND , WHEN YOU ARRIVE IM WAITING THERE FOR YOU
THIS WAS A RAILWAY TOWN,
BUT IT STILL KEEPS ON GOIN',
AND WHEN YOUR MIND SLOWS DOWN,
YOULL HEAR THE ENGINES ROLLING,
WELL I WAS LOST BUT I CAME BACK,
AND I KNOW THIS ALWAYS WAS A RAILWAY TOWN
THOUGH THE TRAIN'S NO LONGER MADE HERE,
THERE'S A LEGACY OF PAIN,
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU BREATHE ITS NOT THE SAME
IF YOUR TRAIN SHOULD EVER CALL HERE , TAKE A WHILE AND READ THE NAME,
STEEL AND STEAM THAT GAVE THE TOWN ITS FAME
WE KNOW YOU MADE A SCARIFICE WE'LL REMEMBER WHEN WE WALK , IN RAILWAY TOWN