Sid's Song

He moved here to this country with nothing but a nickel in his jeans He didn't have no money but had a family to feed He didn't even speak the language when they came as refugees He saved the generations and he saved our family tree He came here to this country With nothing but a few dimes in his pocket They had the clothes all on they bodies and nothing else They moved onto Quilchena street in this newfound town Richmond BC Before the high rises and houses were ever built Soccer at the nearby fieldhouse where my uncle and dad would play Dad would tell me all the stories All the goals from those good old days But Sid was always working to put food up on their plates Damn near 80 hour work week but he'd still hate to miss a game When the doves sing, when the rain falls down When the lights turn to darkness don't you leave When your lungs quit, when you're six feet underground You'll live forever through your legacy, oh oh He moved here to this country with nothing but a nickel in his jeans He didn't have no money but had a family to feed He made a whole new life here for his kids and progeny Our future's looking brighter from all he did, we're his legacy We're his legacy, we're his legacy We're his legacy The rain here feels so gloomy but it helps the grass to grow You'll live in this town forever so long as the Fraser River flows You know that good old saying the night is darkest before the dawn I'm doing my best to stay so strong But it hurts inside to think you're gone When the doves sing, when the rain falls down When the lights turn to darkness don't you leave When your lungs quit, when you're six feet underground You'll live forever through your legacy, oh oh He moved here to this country with nothing but a nickel in his jeans He didn't have no money but had a family to feed He made a whole new life here for his kids and progeny Our future's looking brighter from all he did, we're his legacy We're his legacy, we're his legacy We're his legacy Mmm, mmm This is the story about a man Who gave his life to his family in Richmond BC