Sorrow

[John Tams]

John Tams sang his own song Sorrow followed by the traditional song Babylon in 1986 with Home Service on their LP Alright Jack. A live recording from the same year was released in 2011 on their Fledg’ling CD Live 1986.

Lyrics

Home Service sing Sorrow

There’s a cold wind in the city, there’s a darkness on the land
It’s rust upon the slipways where the great ships used to stand
There’s a queue that waits from day’s first light till disappointed night
And there’s sorrow once again, sorrow once again
There’s sorrow once again to greet tomorrow

And I used to trust in providence and plan for better times
But now there’s even more of us waiting in the lines
And we could build you anything you chose from ships to patent leather shoes
And there’s sorrow once again, sorrow once again
There’s sorrow once again to greet tomorrow

And you promised me tomorrows, you led me by the hand
Out of the veil of sorrows into the promised land
And everyone had work to do except maybe the odd million or two
And there’s sorrow once again, sorrow once again
There’s sorrow once again to greet tomorrow

And there’s sorrow once again, sorrow once again
There’s sorrow once again to greet tomorrow

And there’s rumours by the score they’ve got vacancies galore
And if you want to find out more Freephone Heaven 2-8-4
Seems they want angels who can sing and they’ll supply the wings
Though there’s references desired, there’s no experience required
Though the stipulation read “All applicants must be dead” …