Chained to a wounded gun again Firing blood on blood Lost among the empty spills With a hound of hell in love A saviour on the pickett line Souls do crack and tears will roll The odious sweat of the borough mill So this time will take its toll Far away, far away To have the tide and turn Far away, far away To rush the day and learn To rush the day and learn As Edna plays the serenade Faded to a black and tan The coal draws black on chimney spires For all those working man She lost her love on old red brick splitting up iron lungs she's chained to a wounded gun again And her boys were oh so young Far away, far away To have the tide and turn Far away, far away To rush the day and learn To rush the day and learn