From the recording Family Portraits (Volume IV)
Taking a walk along Hadrian's wall as a metaphor, this is a paternal love song to a youngster experimenting with identity.
Lyrics
Hadrian’s Wall
Hadrian’s Wall
Why was it built at all?
Keep control within and out
Caledonians
The hardest stone will erode
Through wind and rain and time
And in Carlisle
You made me smile, yeah!
Acting out, so tough!
You made me laugh
Marching up the footpath
Shared a podcast
One ear each
Walking the wall
Trying not to fall
Trying to reach you
From small grow tall
Gaze over the wall
See all that you can see
Hadrian’s Wall
Saw all
Throughout the ages
The rise and fall
And fall again
Of many empires
Nothing last forever and ever
Only love will be remembered
Enjoyed the views
Coming into Once Brewed
The sycamore tree in bloom
And in the bar
Where we played cards, yeah!
You went a step too far
Walking the wall
Trying not to fall
Trying to reach you
From small grow tall
Gaze over the wall
See all that you can be
I know that it is hard
To choose which part to play
When trying on skins and masks
It’s only love that lasts
Walking the wall
Trying not to fall
Trying to reach you
From small grow tall
Gaze over the wall
Be all that you can be
I can see for miles and miles and miles
I can see the future you
Oh, I can see for miles and miles and miles
I can see you shine there too