Track Insight / Lyrics
Cold wind bites the river bend
Where the concrete roads all end
Rusty beams and salt spray air
Wet paws shaking, shivering there
Under the iron, under the grey
Counting the hours till the break of day
Hold to the rhythm, hold to the beat
Safe from the river and the frozen sleet
You look like a ghost in the mist
A kind of hunger I can't resist
Rough coat matted with river mud
Pumping a rhythm through the winter blood
Under the iron, under the grey
Counting the hours till the break of day
Hold to the rhythm, hold to the beat
Safe from the river and the frozen sleet
I kept the lamp lit for the fleet
Now I find a friend on a dead-end street
Old boots clicking on the stone floor
I can lead you to a bolted door
The city lights are far away
Turning the midnight into day
One step closer, one steady paw
The hardest winter we ever saw
No more hunting in the dark rain
No more running through the heavy pain
Lean your weight on a steady hand
The safest place in a lonely land
Under the iron, under the grey
Counting the hours till the break of day
Hold to the rhythm, hold to the beat
Safe from the river and the frozen sleet
Warm wool blankets and a heavy bowl
Something to settle a weary soul
The river is rushing, the river is deep
But here in the hallway we finally sleep
Under the iron, under the grey
Counting the hours till the break of day
Hold to the rhythm, hold to the beat
Safe from the river and the frozen sleet
Stay dry, stay warm.
Past the river, past the storm.
