Lyrics Paul Young – Hard Cargo
Text:
I work the long haul on the dockside
Building boats is what I know
Each one takes another year of my life
And then I watch them go
There are no lights around this harbour
The tide has never been so low
You teach them to walk and then you teach them to run
And then you watch them go. You watch them go
Chorus:
And it’s a hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away
And it’s a hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away, slipping away
Mary was the one who waited
Even when the working was getting slow
You think you know somebody inside out
And then you watch them go. You watch them go
Chorus
I believe that when you go
You leave something behind
I believe that out of sight
Is never out of mind
And then you watch them go, you watch them go…
And it’s hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away…
Slipping away, slipping away
The tide has never been so low
You teach them to walk and then you teach them to run
And then you watch them go. You watch them go
Chorus:
And it’s a hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away
And it’s a hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away, slipping away
Mary was the one who waited
Even when the working was getting slow
You think you know somebody inside out
And then you watch them go. You watch them go
Chorus
I believe that when you go
You leave something behind
I believe that out of sight
Is never out of mind
And then you watch them go, you watch them go…
And it’s hard cargo to carry
To see them slipping away…
Slipping away, slipping away
Album
Paul Young – Paul Young
Paul Young – Window World
Paul Young – It Was A Very Good Year
Paul Young – Then There’s You
Paul Young – Across The Borderline
Paul Young – You’d Better Run Away
Paul Young – In A Dream Gone By
Paul Young – Say Goodbye
Paul Young – Hard Cargo
Paul Young – Vanish
Paul Young – Tularosa
Paul Young – I Wish You Love
Paul Young – Ball And Chain