Testo Family Names Catherine Maclellan
Walking amongst those graves I stumbled upon yoursYour brother being laid to rest just next door
All those family names and all those people who
I bear resemblance to.
At the edge of that field thereâs a break in the trees
Where you can hop onto the train tracks
Follow them where they lead
all along the coast and out of black cape
You can go a long way
Land call us home
Letâs gather round
Letâs tell the stories that remind us
of where weâre all from
Letâs sing the songs that our parents sang
Bring us all together
With those family names
Harry said he didnât know this place anymore
Changed the lay of the land, cut into the shore
The waterâs not even fit for swimming these days
From the paper mill on the bay
Thereâs a sold sign in the yard of Aunt Dorisâ house
I guess at her age itâs too much by herself
Still the rhubarb grows behind the garage
And sheâs busy cooking for us all
As of old, every new generation has to leave this place
Head out into the world to find work thatâll pay
Weâre all drawn back here inevitably
By the land and the sea