Sadie Rivers - Shipyard Echoes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Found her old ID card today
Faded photo, nineteen forty-eight
Grease-stained hands and tired eyes
Her smile still shines through Newcastle skies
Young girl with dreams so bright
Working double shifts through the night

[Chorus]
In the shipyard echoes, steel meets steel
Stories that these walls could tell
Grandma's generation, hearts of gold
Built this town, so brave and bold
The river knows, the river knows

[Verse 2]
Coffee tin and worn-out boots
Walking home as morning shoots
Through factory windows, smoke, and steam
Living out a working dream
Other women by her side
Carrying hope with quiet pride

[Bridge]
Times are changing, cranes come down
Memories fade across this town
But in these streets, I hear her say
"Keep your head up, find your way"
Like mother's mothers did before
When times were hard behind closed doors

[Chorus]
In the shipyard echoes, steel meets steel
Stories that these walls could tell
Grandma's generation, hearts of gold
Built this town, so brave and bold
The river knows, the river knows

[Outro]
Now I wear her old mill pin
Feel the weight of where we've been
Through northern lights and factory nights
Her strength still flows in Tyne's dark tides
Like ships that sailed on endless seas
She passed that courage down to me