The title of the song as well as the album name, Rockferry, is a place merely symbolic but not quite fictional. Duffy named it after where her grandma lived.
The ballad is about the decision of a girl to move out of a town and move on from a failed relationship. Duffy demonstrates the melancholy an...
[Chorus]
I'd move to Rockferry tomorrow
And I'd build my house, baby, with sorrow
I'll leave my shadow to fall behind
And I wouldn't write to you 'cause I'm not that kind
[Verse 1]
The midnight trains are boarding, all reprobates
I pick my load and I fill my truck before it's too late
I leave the stars to judge my every move
I'm not going to think of you, or I'll get the blues
[Verse 2]
There's no sleep on the journey away from town
A bag of songs and a heavy heart won't make me down
I'll give it all my strength and my might
I'll make this decision, win all the fights
[Chorus]
I'll move to Rockferry tomorrow
And I'll build my house, baby, with sorrow
I'll leave my shadow to fall behind
And I wouldn't write to you 'cause I'm not that kind
[Outro]
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Not that kind, Rockferry
Rockferry was written by Bernard Butler & Duffy.
Rockferry was produced by Bernard Butler.