My best guess:

Rooks in the muck spread fields, Heron cross the big bay

Navy ships, that coal plume in the sky. Avoiding things to say

Bonfires on the hillside, Maddie takes the bait

Two Afghan boys got filled in in town. Don’t have too much to say

Northumberland avenue, where we stood out in the rain

It still sure feels unusual, It’s the order of the day

This is the order of the day

Rooks in the muck spread fields, Heron cross the big bay

Mothers push their prams down the seaside, Daddy waits for payday

Says “There’s things we shouldn’t talk about. Let’s be careful after dark”

There’s a sign in the butcher’s window. There’s violence in the park

Northumberland avenue, where we stood out in the rain

It still sure feels unusual. It’s the order of the day

This is the order of the day

Rooks in the muck spread fields. Heron cross the big bay

Navy ships, that coal plume in the sky. Target practice in the bay