Strathbrock Cross lyrics

Last (D)night as I lay thinking (Am)before falling a (D)sleep
I thought of friends and family (Am)and bonds oh so (D)deep
(G) I thought of dear departed (D) who left us broken hearted
(G) thought of those who travelled (D) who thought their lives (A)unfilled

Many happy memories of the past and early days
And many happy stories of the old and their ways
And the people before us who built up this town
The hard working men who worked under the ground

In the days of the paraffin trail the miners were mining shale
The farmers were gathering their crop of barley and hay
A hard days toil for the oil and the soil
With no power drills and machinery like today

The town in which I grew up is the town my parents grew up
And although the times have changed there's places remained the same
A long main street that has weathered many feet
From past present and future its where the people will meet

Though some may travel the world never too return
They never forget their time in Broxburn
memories of the town will never be lost
When they can dream of the Strathbrock Cross

We care for the young and we watch as they grow
Then we care for the old before its their time to go
And the memories and knowledge they leave behind
Helps us in our lives to live to bond and bind

A new generation this town is in their hands
And we must make sure we all understand
We may be born from miners and men who worked the farms
There'll always be a welcome for new faces with open arms

For as time moves on year after year
Friendship grows stronger friendship so dear
and life is short as time moves on
The town will remain when we are all gone

(G)Yes life is short as time moves(D) on
(G)Broxburn will remain when(D) we are all(Am)gone (D)