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James moved out back in ‘95, hasn’t been quite the same since
Molly still lives with her mother, always good for late night spins
Round here pubs close too early, long for my big city days
Round here the casts getting older, funny the scenes never change
I’m ready to leave, and I know it’s gonna be good
Just need one more dance,
Dance round this old neighborhood
Rubberneck sits in his regular, seven pints going on eight
How can he even afford his drinks, laid off for seven years straight
Round here the views are in monochrome, seems like shame
Round here the casts getting drunker, funny the scenes never change
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BLACK IRISH SONG
SHE WAS THE QUEEN OF THE RODEO
SHE WORE BLACK LEATHER FROM HEAD TO TOE
BARBARELLA HAS NOTHING ON HER YOU KNOW
THEY CALLED HER BLACK IRISH SONG
I COULD BE EARLY I COULD BE LATE
I CAN BE IN A HURRY OR I CAN WAIT
BUT SHE LEFT ME HERE STANDING BY THE OLD RUSTY GATE
NO SIGN OF BLACK IRISH SONG
SHE’S A MODERN GIRL SHE’S ON TOP OF THE WORLD
SHE HAS EVERYONE SPINNING AROUND
SHE’S A COVER GIRL SHE’S A STRING OF PEARLS
SHE NEVER SMILES SHE ONLY FROWNS
OH THE SEA TAKES MY BREATH AWAY
THE VAN GOGH SKY’S ARE A DEEP DARK GREY
BUT I’M STANDING HERE FREEZING ON AVENUE A
WAITING FOR BLACK IRISH SONG
SHE’LL DISAPPEAR FOR A WEEK OR TWO
THEN SHE’LL RETURN LIKE THERE’S NOTHING NEW
NOT WHIMPER OR SOUND OR A FRESH POINT OF VIEW
WILL YOU HEAR FROM BLACK IRISH SONG
SHE’S A MODERN GIRL SHE’S ON TOP OF THE WORLD
SHE HAS EVERYONE SPINNING AROUND
SHE’S A COVER GIRL SHE’S A STRING OF PEARLS
SHE NEVER SMILES SHE ONLY FROWNS
WELL THE YEARS THEY PASS AND MEMORIES FADE
THE DAYS GET SHORTER AND TIME SLIPS AWAY
AND MY MIND STARTS TO WANDER WHERE IT GOES I CAN’T SAY
THINKING ABOUT BLACK IRISH SONG
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There was a time when you didn’t know how
Even though it seems so obvious now
Like how did you not know before
You wanted to but you couldn’t open the door
Now you simply just turn the key
Step through the doorway so easily
But there was a time when you didn’t know how
Like you do now
Once green and young were we
Living life of the valley
Now we’ve climbed higher and can see
Older but not old somewhere in between
Better and worse at the same time
It’s hard to tell if I’m laughing or crying
Love for the past can’t tell what’s to come
Taking the corners til the road is run
Sometimes I see the sky open up wide
And I feel like I did back in the day inside
And I wonder how long the feeling will last
Traveling in time back to the past
Once green and young were we
Living life of the valley
Now we’ve climbed higher and can see
Older but not old somewhere in between
We see ourselves in the past
And think of how long we will last
There are many things we have seen
But in a way we are just like we were
Once green
We’ve had time for some of our dreams
To turn to reality
But in some ways we are still downstream
We are still like we were
Once green
Hey la la
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Lay me down
In the fields of the greenest grass
Back to the land I love
I will come back one day
Remember me
When I flew out of your hands
Remember me
When I tasted all the words that you fed me
And I was just a little child
When all the angels sang aloud
Yes I was just a little child
With all the gifts that you had given me
Lay me down
In the fields of the greenest grass
Back to the land I love
I will come back one day
And I was just a little child
When all the angels sang aloud
Yes I was just a little child
With all the gifts that you had given me
And I was just a little child
When I heard the voice I wanted to hear
Yes I was just a little child
And I swear I’m coming back one day
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v1:
You lost the world, but you gained your soul
Some kinda magic, you never know
You got the girl, but you lost all control
You hold the cards, you got nothin' to show
ch:
You gotta sing sing sing
After you cry
Though you may not believe
Things will get better in time
v2:
Knocked bout like lightning, you lost your way
You found another, then you lost your faith
You come up fighting, at the end of the day
You hold the cards, that ain't no fair trade
ch:
You gotta sing sing sing
After you cry
Though you may not believe
Things will get better in time
br:
What's all this talk about "live & let live"
Up against the wall, you know something's gotta give
ch:
You gotta sing sing sing
After you cry
Though you may not believe
Things will get better in time
Though you may not believe
Things will get better in time
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In the sweet twilight and the misty rains
With the fairy lights all a'glow
There I left my love to cricket song wind chimes
On the shores just south of Ballinroad
Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins
It's been three years now and I've crossed the sea
How many times I don't know
When the morning comes don't you weep for me
I'm alight upon the ocean's breeze
Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins
Under Saint Anne's sail into Aberdeen
Her silver stones daring all
On the river Don the marshals did find me
Took my ship and all the hold could haul
Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins
In the morrow morn I will meet my Lord
If the truth be told it's what I owe
But in mind I'll keep the cricket song wind chimes
And the shores just south of Ballingroad
Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Miss my love and all those fairy light nighttimes
On the shores just south of Ballingroad
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released March 25, 2019
