Kilbirnie
One thought I had of you today As people crowded by Of sending soldiers on their way Till 1945 Mothers kissed and lover's words Then anxious notes you passed Bringing news of hero's deaths Or home bound boys at last Pavements wet with women's tears For boys, to welcome home While others sat in darkened rooms Both silent and alone Then later in your ageing years Cemented floors did bloom With flowers, lovely colours bright While mighty engines boomed Then darkness came with Beeching's words Your branches they were slain For all your older dearest friends Were killed for London's gain Now you stand with empty home No soldiers pass your way A house lies derelict above Where once a guardsman stayed You carried folk to far off lands To meet their boats and planes Babies laughing, children coughed Sheltering from smoggy rains There's few stand now in early morn Upon your tired brow Yet ne'r can match those wartime scenes Of hundreds, cheering crowds