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Way Back Home

Dear Hearts And Gentle People

As the machinery stops and the evening settles in, the noise of the day fades into reflection. “When the Yard Goes Quiet” is a calm, reflective crooner ballad about the peace that follows hard work and the quiet thoughts that arrive at dusk.

Lyrics:

The whistle fades to silence
Smoke drifts from the tin
Shadows stretch across the yard
Where the shift had been

Bootsteps on the gravel
Tools laid down again
Even steel grows quiet
Now and then

The sun is sinking slowly
Past the factory line
Dust hangs in the evening
Like a fading sign

Hands are tired and aching
But the day is through
And the road is leading
Back to you

The machines rest easy
Where the sparks once flew
Night comes soft and steady
Over iron and blue

There’s a peace that settles
When the noise is through
And the yard goes quiet
Too

Soon the lamps will glimmer
Down the narrow street
And I’ll hear your footsteps
Coming out to meet

Till tomorrow calls me
Back to work again
I’ll remember silence
Now and then

When the Yard Goes Quiet

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