When The Going Got Tough Poem by David Boyce

When the going got tough

When I grew up in the valleys
Where things have changed a lot
We knew who all the neighbours were
And the family they've all got

We never judged each other
For what everybody had
Most people who lived in the street
Were friends of your mother or your dad

We always went on day trips
With sisters and brothers
We'd go all day by bus or train
And stay by the beach with our mothers

We were very happy
Sometimes were very rough
But neighbours stuck together
When the going got tough


Written by David Boyce
29 April 2006

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