The Light at the End of the Tunnel - comments @ The HMHB Lyrics Project

5 Oct 2007

And now it’s all Eva Cassidy…

I first heard The Light at the End of the Tunnel (is the Light of an Oncoming Train) on a Radio 1 session - the HMHB website records it as being broadcast on a John Peel show, although the session was more memorable for the tracks Andy Kershaw broadcast and laughed his socks off over. Became a live favourite, and there’s another good version knocking around from the BBC Radio Merseyside gig broadcast in September 2007. In the HMHB Tour of Britain, this song is the one with the most Peak District references!

Lyrics of The Light at the End of the Tunnel (is the Light of an Oncoming Train)

4 Letters Sent:

Ian

I reckon it’s brooding “alone’ by the runnel. (These things are not important, Except they are)

Dec 4th, 2008
Fredorrarci

Seconded. Also, I think it’s “For when you’re in Matlock Bath..”

Dec 4th, 2008
Dave F.

Hi

I’m going for ‘for’, but I’m sticking with ‘along’

I don’t hear ‘one’ as in own, but ‘ong’ as in, well, along. Sorry.

Chris The Siteowner, how pedantic do you want us to get? Because personally I think there are a fair few punctuation marks missing. Commas especially, which I think, in songs/poetry, make a big difference in how they’re interpreted.

Dec 4th, 2008
Chris The Siteowner

Get as pedantic as you like. And make no apology for it.

Dec 5th, 2008