"Wake me up before you go go"

I heard this song this morning

On local radio

Evoking strong memory

Of really long ago.

Was travelling from homeland

That's Belfast, (north, six miles)

To London's Heathrow airport,

The song brought back some smiles.

I sailed to Stranraar's harbour

From our port, town of Larne

Then o'ernight train going southbound

Arriving there earl' morn.

To catch my next connection

Vancouver bound was I,

The train ride, it was cheaper

Than 'nother plane to fly

Whene'er the train I boarded

No seats avail'ble were

Some military men were on them,

Stretched out, without a care.

I couldn't hear them snoring

Or see the dreams they had

But felt their tired demeanour

To waken, would've been bad.

Recall me having thought tough,

How 'xhausted those men were,

And how I'd feel if woken,

To do so, wouldn't dare.

The lines of song to my mind

Came flooding back to me

As coming from the soldiers

So loved ones, they would see.

So I just hunkered down, me,

Near train floor, luggage close,

To let exhausted soldiers

Some rest there, - have a dose.

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