On Silvertown Way the cranes stand high Quiet and gray against the still of the sky They won�t quit and lay down though the action has died They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side
From the poisonous drains a vision appears A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here A big silver dome rising up into the dawn Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone
If I�d a bucket of gold, what would I do I�d leave the story untold Silvertown blues Going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown Going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown
A silver dawn steals over the docks A truck with no wheels up on cinderblocks Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done
If I�d a bucket of gold, silver would do I�d leave the story untold Silvertown blues And I�m going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown Going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown
When you�re standing on thin and dangerous ice You can knock and walk in for citizens� advice They�ll tell you where you can turn, where you can go There�s noting they can tell me I don�t already know
If I�d a bucket of gold, silver would do I�d leave the story untold Silvertown blues And I�m going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown Going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown
From the Caning Town train I see a billboard high There�s a big silver plane rising up into the sky And I can make out the words �seven flights every day� Says six of those birds are bound for J.F.K.
If I�d a bucket of gold, silver would do I�d leave the story untold Silvertown blues And I�m going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown Going down in Silvertown Down in Silvertown