Lyrics
The Leppings Lane End ticket stub on the Formica worktop.
April fourteenth, the whole city's holding its breath 'til the kick-off.
Dad's polishing his good shoes, knuckles white with the effort.
The spring sun's a weak lemon wash on the terraced street, a nervous letter.
[Chorus]
Oh, whatever holds the girders up,
Just let them hold tomorrow.
[Verse 2]
Mum says, "Don't you be mardy if they lose, now."
The smell of chip spice and hope on the wind off the Don, somehow.
I trace the club crest on the polyester sleeve,
The whole of nineteen eighty-nine is something to believe.
[Chorus]
Oh, whatever holds the girders up,
Just let them hold tomorrow.
[Bridge]
Are the foundations good? Did they check the plans?
Is the weight calculated for all these hands?
[Outro]
And I just have this feeling.
About Keir Bitumen
Keir Bitumen was raised in Sheffield by a single mother who worked three jobs. He saw her fall asleep at the kitchen table from exhaustion and swore he'd make enough so she could stop; he hasn't yet, and the guilt fuels every note. After leaving school at sixteen to work as a scaffolder, he started writing songs on a battered Telecaster about the grit and grace of post-industrial life. These…
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