Southend Of A Northbound Train Lyrics - Willard Grant Conspiracy

There's a rise above the river 

Where the hangman's tree hugs the rim 

A brace of crows crowd the bank 

Like mourners on their way to the Mercy bridge 

A whistle blows and a freight rolls by 

Pallbearers rest their load 

It all seems clear, life's gone from here 

As he is lowered in the hole 

Oh Mary, can't you see 

It was not meant to be? 

He was born to dangle 

Beneath the hanging tree 

Mary seems uncertain now 

As she follows him to his rest 

She lost her one true love and he lost her 

Straight bullet to the chest 

Life of crime is a long-short road 

Every moment filled with dread 

And never leaves much room for love 

In the shadows of its dead 

Oh Mary, can't you see 

It was not meant to be? 

He was born to dangle 

Beneath the hanging tree 

Mary climbs the Mercy bridge 

Over the waters dark and cold 

She'll wash away all her tears 

In the waters healing flow 

Oh Mary, can't you see 

It was not meant to be? 

He was born to dangle 

Beneath the hanging tree 

Oh Mary, can't you see 

It was not meant to be? 

He was born to dangle 

Beneath the hanging tree 

Oh Mary, can't you see 

It was not meant to be? 

He was born to dangle 

Beneath the hanging tree