[ti:Life in a Northern Town] [ar:The Dream Academy] [al:12 Inch Dance: 80s Synthpop] [00:01.99]Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy [00:22.35]The Salvation Army band played [00:25.83]And the children drunk lemonade [00:29.82]And the morning lasted all day, all day [00:38.23]And through an open window came [00:41.57]Like Sinatra in a younger day [00:45.80]Pushing the town away, oh [00:53.87]hey Ah ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [00:57.75]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [01:03.84]Life in a northern town [01:06.26]Ah hey ma ma ma ma [01:09.71]They sat on the stoney ground [01:13.28]And he took a cigarette out [01:17.33]And everyone else came down to listen [01:24.90]He said in winter 1963 [01:28.99]It felt like the world would freeze [01:32.72]With John F. Kennedy [01:36.70]And The Beatles [01:40.59]Yeah, yeah [01:41.50]Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [01:45.19]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [01:50.97]Life in a northern town [01:53.65]Hey ma ma ma ma [01:57.05]Ah hey ma ma ma [01:59.04]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [02:08.05]All the work shut down [02:13.38]The evening turned to rain [02:16.47]Watched the water roll down the drain [02:20.40]As we followed him down to the station [02:27.87]And though he never would wave goodbye [02:31.90]You could see it written in his eyes [02:36.08]As the train rolled out of sight bye bye [02:47.53]Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [02:51.76]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [02:57.79]Life in a northern town [03:00.14]Ah hey ma ma ma ma [03:03.37]Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [03:07.35]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [03:13.49]Life in a northern town [03:15.87]Ah hey ma ma ma ma [03:19.20]Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [03:22.98]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah [03:30.96]Ah hey ma ma ma ma [03:33.59]Take it easy on yourself [03:37.58]it easy on yourself [03:39.52]Ah-heya ma ma ma, As the train pulled out of sight, [03:41.63]into the night-ahh [03:47.09]Heya ma ma ma, [03:49.43]Life in a northern town [03:50.97]Ah-hey ma ma ma, Ah-hey ma ma ma, [03:53.77]take it easy on yourself [03:55.45]Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh [03:58.59]Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah [04:01.67]Life in a northern towns [04:02.68]the train pulled out of sight [04:04.71]Ah hey ma ma ma [04:06.20]As the train pulled out of sight [04:08.46]Ah hey ma ma mommy doo-din-nie-ya [04:09.29][00:01.96]Ah hey ma ma ma hey-y-yah