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Life In A Northern Town

Justin Hayward & Mike Batt

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Justin Hayward with Mike Batt New Single ‘Life In A Northern Town’

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Justin Hayward

Vocals

Mike Batt

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Gilbert Alexander Gabriel

Gilbert Alexander Gabriel

Composer

Nicholas William Laird Clowes

Nicholas William Laird Clowes

Composer

Mike Batt

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Justin Hayward

Mixing Engineer

Mike Batt

Producer

Alberto Parodi

Mixing Engineer

Haydn Bendall

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

A Salvation Army band played

And the children drunk lemonade

And the morning lasted all day, all day

And through an open window came

Like Sinatra in a younger day

Pushing the town away, ah

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

Life in a northern town

Hey ma, ma, ma

They sat on the stony ground

And he took a cigarette out

And everyone else came down to listen

He said, "In winter 1963

It felt like the world would freeze

With John F. Kennedy and The Beatles"

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

Life in a northern town

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

All the work shut down

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

The evening turned to rain

Watched the water roll down the drain

And we followed him down to the station

And though he never would wave goodbye

You could see it written in his eyes

As the train rolled out of sight, bye-bye

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

Life in a northern town

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

All of the work shut down

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Make it easy on yourself

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Hey ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

Life in a northern town

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Hey ma, ma, hey da-naya

Hey ma, ma, ma, hey

Life in a northern town

Hey ma, ma, ma, ma

Written by: Gilbert Alexander Gabriel, Nicholas William Laird Clowes

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