It’s not a co-incidence that Tees rhymes with dreams
And also sort of doesn’t
The folk seem like your cool cousins
Or at least some of ‘em

I first came to Boro in 1997
Coach passed brick mills
Undone 6 nil
By Emerson and the white feather
Whatever, it was only the cup
And we nearly went up
lost in the play offs
Next time I travelled
Was stranded at Darlo
A little bit of snow
And the trains were terrible
Ross picked me up
We had a carload
Ended up in a bar, unknown
Drinking and sitting
More than dancing and riffing
Fun times
Cold nights

The river flows
From Cow Green to the sea
Fast and slow
Let it wash over me
While I’m sleeping
Endless energy
Moving all night
Curling like some worm
Teesside
Teesside
Teesside you’re alright

I’ve heard Tees, means warm
Ironically enough
Or perhaps not ironic
If you don’t think too much
About temperature,
But people and atmospheres
Any way weather’s a cheap shot
You get what you got
I felt like a loser at
Heelapalooza til at I did my set
It’s was just a self-confidence problem
The people were all wholly awesome
Got fed meat free shwarma
In the Westgarth Attic
Though i felt my show
Was a little disappointing
The Spookers were super pleasant
And all said that it wasn’t
I arrived at Disgraceland in a panic
Felt sober and old I
Left happy and bolder
Saw an owl on the drive home
Ghostlike in the headlights

Over on the North side
There is pride that their
High street’s wide
And they fought off fascists
Springing out from the side streets
Surprise
Spent many a night
Watching bands, energised
Looking at my hands
Then desperately queuing toilet at the Georgian
Please, won’t someone ask me to play at Stockton Calling
Rattling along
Somewhere round Guisborough
Saturday night
E-bay collection
My song came through the dodgy
FM reception
Felt oddly moved
As the sun set ahead of us
On the way home
Drove through industrial areas by mistake
Lit up orange
Like the plant where my dad worked
Got out and walked
Held hands and talked

The river flows
From Cow Green to the sea
Fast and slow
Let it wash over me
While I’m sleeping
Endless energy
Moving all night
Curling like some worm
Teesside
Teesside
Teesside you’re alright