The children sit upon the stairs
High above a valley of tears
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no

Oh no joe porterhouse
Is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way

Chorus
Please don't wake him let him sleep
It's a moment she can keep
Like an old bus ticket or a photograph
Resting on the mantlepiece
While for the wicked there is no peace
She says it's not his time to go
Why we were nearly lovers years ago
Now what is left for me
Among the broken branches of the family tree

Heart like an anchor
Arms like cable
He stood all alone on an iron turntable
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no

The sun beats down
It's cracking the flags
Boys who should know better
Are stamping out fags
Don't let them see you laughing that way

Chorus

Oh no joe porterhouse
Is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way

• Baby It's You
• Get Yourself Another Fool
• Home Truth
• I Wanna Be Loved
• Inch by Inch
• Joe Porterhouse
• Love Field
• Motel Matches
• Peace in Our Time
• Room With No Number
• Sleepless Nights
• Sour Milk-cow Blues
• The Great Unknown
• The Only Flame in Town
• Turning The Town Red
• Worthless Thing