Lyrics - When The Risk Of Frost Is Over
When the risk of frost is over
The sun seeks the shadows on Bilston Glen
I turned to another time
I remembered the coalface men
The curious ivy weaves and winds
It covers the mines, as the mills before
And all things changed in these colliery towns
With the strike of '84
Chorus
And maybe it's time to say goodbye
Those damned days, just let them lie
Though the dream should never die
It's time for moving on
When the risk of frost is over
And flowers of spring are all around
But nothing hides the bitter times
When fathers fought with sons
When the risk of frost is over
And weary winter's past and gone
The warmth comes to the land now
It's time for moving on
The coldest nights are in the past
The coal strike days are far away
I walk the fields and can recall
The price the families paid
When the risk of frost is over
The sun seeks the shadows on Bilston Glen
But I turned to another time
I remembered the coalface men
When The Risk Of Frost Is Over
© Ian McCalman MCPS/PRS
