Thieves' Kitchen - Railway Time lyrics

We woke in the morning, Start the day, We never needed to Be told we might be late, Never wished time away. My dad worked the valley, Built the line. He never wanted to be Forced to understand, Railway time changes time. Something he began to realise: The more you watch an hour, The more it flies. Town took half the mountain. Blown to rock, And what they give us In return for history: Three more hands on the clock. They say that the sundial's Spinning lies! We're 'better off Depending on the company': Time won't wait on the wise! Trapped time's only trapped To be controlled: The hours of working men Are bought and sold. Rise with the sun, dear. Sleep with the moon, dear. In comes the railway. 'Godspeed the railway!" Can't stop the railway Taking our time. Rise with the sun, dear. Sleep with the stars, dear. In comes the railway. 'God save the railway!" For god's sake, the railway's Taking our time. Thus the whirligig of time Reveals: The revolution comes on Iron And steel! All hail the railway! 'Godspeed the railway!" Can't stop the railway Taking our time.