Simple Minds - Belfast Child Lyrics
When my love said to meMeet me down by the gallow treeFor its sad news I bringAbout this old town and all that its offeringSome say troubles aboundSome day soon theyre gonna pull the old town downOne day well return here,When the belfast child sings againBrothers sisters where are you nowAs I look for you right through the crowdAll my life here Ive spentWith my faith in God the church and the governmentBut theres sadness aboundSome day soon theyre gonna pull the old town downOne day well return here,When the belfast child sings againWhen the belfast child sings againSome come back billy, wont you come on homeCome back mary, youve been away so longThe streets are empty, and your mothers goneThe girls are crying, its been oh so longAnd your fathers calling, come on homeWont you come on home, wont you come on homeOme back people, youve been gone a whileAnd the war is raging, in the emerald isleThats flesh and blood man, thats flesh and bloodAll the girls are crying but alls not lostThe streets are empty, the streets are coldWont you come on home, wont you come on homeThe streets are emptyLife goes onOne day well return hereWhen the belfast child sings againWhen the belfast child sings againMusic : traditional arrangement : simple minds words : simple minds reproduced without permission
