Their eyes first met in 51,
Waiting for a bus to come
And by the coalman next came round
Well it was love in a northern town
And when love had young mouths to fill
Well love stood firm and love stood still
For love cannot be beaten down,
When love is true in a northern town
She'll say love died in 91
But love is never really gone
For its love that keeps her from her sleep
And love that makes her smile and weep
And the river weir still sings her song
Though all her ships and men are gone
And the shutters may have all come down
But there′s still love in a northern town
And the river weir still sings her song
Though all her ships and men are gone
And the shutters may have all come down
But there's still love in a northern town
There's still love in a northern town
There′s still love in a northern town