Sugarland - Life In A Northern Town lyrics

Sugarland - Life in a Northern Town Lyrics

A Salvation Army band played

And the children drank lemonade

And the morning lasted all day, all day

And through an open window came

Like Sinatra in a younger day

Pushing the town away, away

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

They sat on the stony ground

And he took a cigarette out

And everyone else came down to listen

It was the winter 1963

It felt like the world would freeze

With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles, yeah, yeah

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

They shut the factory down

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

The evening had turned to rain

Watched the water roll down the drain

As we followed him down... to the station

And he would never wave goodbye

You could see it written in his eyes

As the train pulled out of sight, right by

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah-hey ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh

Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah

Life in a northern town

Ah hey ma ma ma ma

Sugarland - Life in a Northern Town Song Information

The original song was sung by The Dream Academy, a British folk rock group. The song was the opening track to their 1985 debut album, 'The Dream Academy'.

The song was covered by Sugarland in 2008 debuted at #57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 5, 2008 and peaked at #28 on that chart.

For the week of July 12, 2008, the song has debuted at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

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