"A Boy In Darkness" lyrics - BIG BIG TRAIN

[Intro:]
"His name is Godfrey Fletcher, eleven years old
Worked these pits for nearly three years
Does not know the alphabet, cannot read in the least"

The pit shall keep him body and soul
But better that than going to school or ploughing the field
It's hot as any fire and brimstone Methodist's sermon down here
(Ah) In the awesome stillness of the deep black

[Refrain:]
A boy in darkness
A boy in darkness

The seam they work is more than a yard
The headway here is nearly four feet
He hears the eerie sound of the whistling wind
Deep down here in the dry and the heat

[Refrain:]
A boy in darkness
A boy in darkness

[II: The March of Progress, Enlightenment and the Passing of Time]

[Instrumental]

[III: Present Times]

[Intro:]
Oh...

Once upon a time, a secret shared
Threatened not to breathe a word to a living soul
Especially mother

He was just a boy, but even though
It wasn't the way it's supposed to go
He needed a father, not this hunter

[Pre-Chorus:]
To speak of the unspeakable
Takes guts and nerve
It's going to disturb
He can't bring himself to say the words

[Chorus:]
Misplaced blind faith in church and state
Tied up in too much red tape
But if help comes, pray not too late

We face ourselves, look long and hard
Make the difference, a safer place
But most of all, don't be afraid to shine
Light into the dark

[Refrain:]
A boy in darkness
A boy in darkness

[Instrumental Outro]