Big Country - Starred And Crossed lyrics

Long hard years with the fishing fleet I hear the owner says he don’t need another bad year Like the five that went before Oil men came and trawlers went Put up the rigs and put up the rent But we were working, paying our own way Work was hard and days were long Shoot a little pool and sing old songs ’Till the tour was over And the town was painted red Starred and crossed like saints we never were Starred and crossed like all the paths we shared Just got a little money in this town And now they’re pulling the whole place down Saying it’s over, it’s all over Saying it’s over and I know they never cared We sunk the drills, we cleared the ice We rode the storms, we paid the price The sea expected Well nothing comes for free Boomtowns come and boomtowns go Put up the shutters after the show But we were born here This is all we know Starred and crossed like saints we never were Starred and crossed like all the paths we shared Just got a little money in this town And now they’re pulling the whole place down Saying it’s over, that it’s all over They’re saying it’s over and I know they never cared Oil men came and the trawlers went Put up the rigs and put up the rent But we were working Paying our own way Boomtowns come and boomtowns go Put up the shutters after the show But we were born here This is all we know Starred and crossed like saints we never were Starred and crossed like all the paths we shared Just got a little money in this town And now they’re pulling the whole place down Saying it’s over, it’s all over They’re saying it’s over and I know they never cared Starred and crossed like saints we never were Starred and crossed like all the paths we shared Just got a little money in this town And now they’re pulling the whole place down Saying it’s over, it’s all over They’re saying it’s over and I know they never cared