[Intro]
[Verse]
Kids hold balloons coloured red, white and blue
Their mothers cheer with them as they always do
In my heart I m weeping, but I m cheering too
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Verse]
Kids eyes are popping as they take in her size
Champagne bottle explodes on her side
She slips in the water, then away with the tide
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Chorus]
Waving as the last ship sails from the Tyne
I helped to build her, so, part of her s mine
Sailing away with my hopes and my dreams
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Verse]
Our Yard, it once employed thousands of men
We prayed for the good times to come back again
It never happened, our prayers were in vain
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Verse]
Guillotines and flanges now stand silent and still
There s such an emptiness no sound will ever fill
As the rain it drizzles down, my last hopes to kill
Tomorrow the sorrow begins (guitar)
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
I got my letter, I was just numb inside
I knew it would happen, but it still hurt my pride
When I showed it to my wife, I thought that she would cry
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Verse]
She showed me the paper, there s work to be had
Down at the Call Centre and the pay s not too bad
I said that I d go down there, I saw that she was glad
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
[Chorus]
Waving as the last ship sails from the Tyne
I helped to build her, so, part of her s mine
Sailing away with my hopes and my dreams
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
Tomorrow the sorrow begins
