Oi Left, you stayed by th’owd iron gate.

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[TRACK TITLE: OI LEFT, YOU STAYED – SUSSEX FOLK TONGUE] [VERSE 1] down at th' end o' the li'l town line, where the brambles do creep over rail an' sign, the porter 'e called soft, "time t' depart," an' the smoke off the injin rolled straight through me heart. you stood by the fence wi' yer hands in yer coat, eyes down the gravel, no word in yer throat, while gulls from the rife wheeled over the yard, an' the wurl seemed that narra, an' leavin' that hard. [CHORUS] oi left, you stayed by th' old iron gate, as the train skeed away, settlin' our fate, down through the vallies an' over the weald, oi followed the song as the steel wheels repealed. oi left, you stayed where the wild roses climb, wi' the dust o' that platform still markin' the time, what couldn' be mended, oi couldn' remain, so oi carried me heart on the sowowf Country train. [VERSE 2] years we did waalk where the 'edges do bloom, taalkin' o' futures as never found room, you'd linger in doorways, half in an' half out, all yer promises worn down t' dust an' t' doubt. when the guard raised 'is lantern t' call us aboard, oi 'eard every silence we'd quietly stored, no need for a row, nor for makin' a scene, jus' the truth in the steam an' the fields turnin' green. [CHORUS] oi left, you stayed by th' old iron gate, as the train skeed away, settlin' our fate, down through the vallies an' over the weald, oi followed the song as the steel wheels repealed. oi left, you stayed where the wild roses climb, wi' the dust o' that platform still markin' the time, what couldn' be mended, oi couldn' remain, so oi carried me heart on the Sowowf Country train. [VERSE 3] past orchards an' meadows an' cottages small, past chalk on the downs like a great leanin' wall, oi watched me own shadder drift out wi' the smoke, an' the spell o' yer mem'ry loosened an' broke. some loves be a sidin' where wagons grow cold, rust on the buffers an' tales never told, some loves be a main line as runs t' the sea, an' you carn' ride 'em both, so it 'ad t' be me. [BRIDGE] down where the tide meets the shingle an' foam, oi waalked till the light on the 'eadland shone home, an' the wind in the wires, an' the turn o' the tide, said a heart as stands still soon withers inside. [CHORUS] oi left, you stayed by th' old iron gate, as the train skeed away, settlin' our fate, down through the vallies an' over the weald, oi followed the song as the steel wheels repealed. oi left, you stayed where the wild roses climb, wi' the dust o' that platform still markin' the time, no blessin', no curse, jus' the choice as remained: t' step from yer shadder on me own train. [OUTRO] so 'ere's t' the lovers as wait by the line, an' 'ere's t' the souls as do step t' the sign, for in each li'l station at close o' the day, one leaves, one lingers – but life wun' be druv, it do move on away.