Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
x2
Verse 1
This used to be a sugar town
The beet was drawn from all around
They came and put their money down
This used to be a sugar town
This used to be a thriving place
Full time work, semi-state
Trucks and tractors coming late
Wagons at the railway gates
Chorus
But the kids have dreams
Brand new dreams
They're in control of a bright
New future
The kids have dreams
Oh the kids have dreams
Verse 2
same)
This used to help to keep me sane
Walking down there in the rain
In the darkness of a beet campaign
This used to help keep me sane
This used to put my mind at ease
Sweet Molasses In the breeze
They closed the plant down by degrees
This used to keep my mind at ease
Chorus
Interlude
Sugar town ,
hanging around
Verse 3
same)
I see them in the morning going
Out to school
Laughing and joking , playing the Fool
They've never known what it's like
To be down
Living in a sugar town