[Verse 1]
Steel-toed boots on concrete floors
Thirty years behind those doors
Dad's calloused hands tell stories now
Of times that won't come back somehow
The factory whistle's final call
While autumn leaves begin to fall
Nathan holds my trembling hand
As we watch my father's final stand
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 2]
Grandma's voice on cassette tape
"We survived, love, that's our fate"
Through wars and strikes and bitter cold
The working class stays proud and bold
Nathan's mixing desk at night
Makes music from the fading light
While Dad surrenders keys and pride
To suits who never worked inside
[Bridge]
Empty lockers, empty hearts
As the production line departs
But in this ghost of industry
Something beautiful breaks free
Your weathered hands taught me to dance
While Nathan gave me one more chance
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 3]
Newcastle's skyline changing fast
As memories fade into the past
But Dad still wears his work shirt proud
Head held high above the crowd
And Nathan whispers in my ear
"The future's neither there nor here"
It's in the space between goodbyes
Where hope refuses just to die
[Outro]
One, two, three, the dance goes on
Even when the work is gone
One, two, three, we'll make it through
Just like they taught us how to do
Sadie Rivers - Factory Floor Waltz Lyrics
Sadie Rivers - Factory Floor Waltz Lyrics
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English
[Verse 1]
Steel-toed boots on concrete floors
Thirty years behind those doors
Dad's calloused hands tell stories now
Of times that won't come back somehow
The factory whistle's final call
While autumn leaves begin to fall
Nathan holds my trembling hand
As we watch my father's final stand
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 2]
Grandma's voice on cassette tape
"We survived, love, that's our fate"
Through wars and strikes and bitter cold
The working class stays proud and bold
Nathan's mixing desk at night
Makes music from the fading light
While Dad surrenders keys and pride
To suits who never worked inside
[Bridge]
Empty lockers, empty hearts
As the production line departs
But in this ghost of industry
Something beautiful breaks free
Your weathered hands taught me to dance
While Nathan gave me one more chance
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 3]
Newcastle's skyline changing fast
As memories fade into the past
But Dad still wears his work shirt proud
Head held high above the crowd
And Nathan whispers in my ear
"The future's neither there nor here"
It's in the space between goodbyes
Where hope refuses just to die
[Outro]
One, two, three, the dance goes on
Even when the work is gone
One, two, three, we'll make it through
Just like they taught us how to do
Steel-toed boots on concrete floors
Thirty years behind those doors
Dad's calloused hands tell stories now
Of times that won't come back somehow
The factory whistle's final call
While autumn leaves begin to fall
Nathan holds my trembling hand
As we watch my father's final stand
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 2]
Grandma's voice on cassette tape
"We survived, love, that's our fate"
Through wars and strikes and bitter cold
The working class stays proud and bold
Nathan's mixing desk at night
Makes music from the fading light
While Dad surrenders keys and pride
To suits who never worked inside
[Bridge]
Empty lockers, empty hearts
As the production line departs
But in this ghost of industry
Something beautiful breaks free
Your weathered hands taught me to dance
While Nathan gave me one more chance
[Chorus]
Dancing shadows on the factory floor
One last waltz before they close the door
Northern lights and smokestack dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Oh, this three-step dance of letting go
While love blooms in the afterglow
[Verse 3]
Newcastle's skyline changing fast
As memories fade into the past
But Dad still wears his work shirt proud
Head held high above the crowd
And Nathan whispers in my ear
"The future's neither there nor here"
It's in the space between goodbyes
Where hope refuses just to die
[Outro]
One, two, three, the dance goes on
Even when the work is gone
One, two, three, we'll make it through
Just like they taught us how to do
Writer: Joao Guerra
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC