belfast child
Singer: simple minds
when my love said to me
meet me down by the gallow tree. for it's sad news i bring
about this old town and all that it's offering. some say troubles abound
some day soon they're gonna pull the old town down. one day we'll return here
when the belfast child sings again
brothers
sisters
where are you now?
as i look for you right through the crowd. all my life here i've spent
with my faith in god the church and the government. but there's sadness abound
some day soon they're gonna pull the old town down. one day we'll return here
when the belfast child sings again
when the belfast child sings again
so come back billy
won't you come on home?
come back mary
you've been away so long. the streets are empty
and your mother's gone. the girls are crying
it's been oh so long. and your father's calling
come on home. won't you come on home
won't you come on home?
come back people
you've been gone a while
and the war is raging
through the emerald isle. that's flesh and blood man
that's flesh and blood
all the girls are crying but all's not lost. the streets are empty
the streets are cold. won't you come on home
won't you come on home?
the streets are empty
life goes on. one day we'll return here
when the belfast child sings again
when the belfast child sings again.