By the Quayside

Oh, the bridge is quiet and the water's still

As you turn your face from the bitter chill

Watching ghosts of ships you saw

Set sail down the Broomielaw

Long hours and the work was hard

For a teenage welder in the Fairfield yard

Holding onto dreams you planned

Walking home from the Barrowland

Oh, you can see it now

As sure as I can see the river

Until the cold wind blows it all away

Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say

Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me

Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away

Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday

Well, Singers down in Clydebank sang

While the hammers chimed and the clocktower rang

Blue jeans and she had it all

Underneath that glitter ball

Oh, you can see it now

As sure as I can see the river

Until the cold wind blows it all away

Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say

Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me

Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away

Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday

She was waiting for you on the cobbled street

Where the pavements shine and the lovers meet

Near a bar where you met before

Ceud mìle fàilte on the door

You spoke of all you hoped to find

If you ever left these streets behind

Sailing out across the world

Just you and your bonnie girl

Oh, you can see it now

As sure as I can see the river

Until the cold wind blows it all away

And you can see it still

Because the hope endures forever

Until the cold wind blows it all away

Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say

Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me

Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away

Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday

Walkin' by the quayside, that's when I heard you say

Those old abandoned shipyards never leave me

Walkin' by the quayside where you threw it all away

Those old abandoned dreams of yesterday