A Salvation Army band played  And the children drank lemonade  And the morning lasted all day,  All day  And through an open window came  Like Sinatra in a younger day,  Pushing the town away  away    (Chant)  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a northern town.  Ah hey ma ma ma    They sat on the stoney ground  And he took a cigarette out  And everyone else came down  To listen.  He said "In winter 1963  It felt like the world would freeze  With John F. Kennedy  And the Beatles."    (Chant)  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a northern town.  Ah hey ma ma ma  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  They shut the factory down.  Ah hey ma ma ma    The evening had turned to rain  Watch the water roll down the drain,  As we followed him down  To the station  And though he never would wave goodbye,  You could see it written in his eyes  As the train rolled out of sight  Bye-bye.    (Chant)  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a northern town.  Ah hey ma ma ma  Take it easy on your self  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a northern town.  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a northern town  Ah hey ma ma ma  Into the Night  Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah  Life in a Northern Town  Ah hey ma ma ma    these lyrics are submitted by Barbara