Border Reiver

Mark Knopfler

Border Reiver

Southern bound from Glasgow town

she's shining in the sun

my Scotstoun lassie

on a border run

We're whistling down the hillsides

and tearing up the climbs

I'm just a thiever stealing time

in the Border Reiver

Three hundred thousand on the clock

and plenty more to go

Crash box and lever

she needs the heel and toe

She's not too cold in winter

but she cooks me in the heat

I'm a six-foot driver but you can't adjust the seat

in the Border Reiver

'Sure as the Sunrise'

that's what they say about the Albion

'Sure as the Sunrise', that's what they say

about the Albion and she's an Albion

She's an Albion

The Ministry don't worry me

my paperwork's alright

They can't touch me

I got my sleep last night

It's knocking out a living wage

in 1969

I'm just a thiever stealing time

in the Border Reiver

'Sure as the Sunrise'

that's what they say about the Albion

'Sure as the Sunrise, that's what they say

about the Albion and she's an Albion

She's an Albion