your dad s proud face is glowing he recommends we buy goggles and flags all aboard and don t forget your bags let s leave this place behind and i didn t get you a present but you don t seem to mind this party s leaving soon and your dad whistles a happy tune with belgrave far behind past a house where i spent one christmas and i wish we d bought a camera with us so i could show my mum some slides of this beauty that stretches far and wide fields of gold trees of green columns of steam your dad s proud face is glowing he pours us all another pot of beer there s all the food and drink you d ever want in here but the train s about to leave and your friend has won my heart but i m as drunk as i ll ever be in her lap i begin to dream columns of steam 