Northern Soul Lyrics - Deacon Blue

When they come on television 

To tell about their loss 

And the camera finds them beaten up by grief 

Do you wonder that they get up every morning 

And sometimes don't believe? 

When you see their eyes reminded 

Of another day not shared 

With a child who never turned to say goodbye 

Are you comforted by somebody you love 

Or do you keep it down inside 

Can you feel?, Can you 

From every breaking dawn 

Through to midnights ghostly toll 

I thank him for the life 

In your northern soul 

Every time you cry 

And sulk back to the fold 

Through your misty eyes 

I see your northern soul 

When it's down to just page seven 

Even on a slow-news day 

Do you pause before you turn over the page? 

And although there is no photograph 

No tears on television 

Do you find yourself reminded of their eyes? 

Can you feel? 

Can you? 

At every roadside shrine 

Where faded flowers console 

I shudder for the life 

Inside your northern soul 

Every night you sleep 

I'll lie down on your pillow 

And I feel each steady breath 

From your northern soul 

When every light's gone out 

And my body's tired and old 

You'll keep my spirit young 

With your northern soul 

God every way it breaks 

I'm bound to make it so 

To turn all fear to love 

With your northern soul