A song for Pilning - #Footbridge4Pilning

A song for Pilning - #Footbridge4Pilning. Published on the 1st anniversary of the removal of the footbridge at Pilning Station. Full story on piln.in. The video was kindly put together by Ed Fielden - www.twitter.com/coriniumtv.

Music & lyrics - Prince Rogers Nelson /Graham Larkbey, arrangement - Ryszard Kula / Olga Taylor. Performed by Olga Taylor.

Special thanks to Sinéad O'Connor, 'cos Nothing Compares 2U.


Lyrics

It's been three hundred and sixty-five days
Since you took our footbridge away
Now we can only catch a train one way
Since you took our footbridge away

Since it's been gone we can't go wherever we want
We look to the West in vain
First, we've gotta catch a train that's going East
Then we catch another going back again - it's insane

Oh Network Rail, Pilning's not friends with you!

But we're not beaten and the fight goes on
The campaign is right on track
More trains, and lights so they can stop here after dark
But most of all we want our footbridge back.

Oh Network Rail, that's all we ask of you,
Please give it back, give us our footbridge do!

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