I was lost at sea With no way of breaking free And the chains they kept on dragging me down The waves came over me And I couldn't even speak When I tried I couldn't open my mouth And all the cracks began to show Too hard to hide them as they grow And I don't want to feel the fear anymore But I can't face it all again on my own I can't face it all again on my own I was hanging by a tread When I met you And you sowed me back together with your soul But as the days went by Another piece of me came loose I couldn't help myself from feeling so low And all the cracks began to show Too hard to hide them as they grow And I don't want to feel the fear anymore But I can't face it all again on my own I can't face it all again on my own I want you to know That I ain't gonna let go And I don't wanna feel the fear anymore But I can't face it all again on my own I can't face it all again on my own I can't face it all again on my own

I lost my stride I was a man with pride Until the lights turned on And the flood gates opened I knew I'd have your heart Right from the start When we met underneath The bus stop smoking Where did this all end Was it somewhere in-between Now this feeling new lying Here without you As the candle burns out The slate has been wiped clean I never thought this loving would end But then I went and lost you again I lost you to another Broken and shame You left me standing solo Growing roses in the rain Roses in the Now I drag this heavy load Down an empty road With concrete feet Don't think I'll get too far I feel the weight of the world Cos I lost my girl I could throw myself In front of a passing car Where did this all end Was it somewhere in-between Now the nights get cold As I grow more old I can't find myself This king has lost his queen I never thought this loving would end But then I went and lost you again I lost you to another Broken and shame You left me standing solo Growing roses in the rain Roses I never thought this loving would end But then I went and lost you again I lost you to another Broken and shame You left me standing solo Growing roses in the rain I never thought this loving would end But then I went and lost you again I lost you to another Broken and shame You left me standing solo Growing roses in the rain Roses in the rain

Chicago skies hold the eyes Of a man from the emerald isles He immigrated there in 82 With his wife right by his side and his son and daughter too Dublin was penniless the work had all dried up You could barley put a teabag or water in a cup Says ''If You Want To Raise A Family'' ''Then pack up all our bags move to the land of the free'' Right before they left he told his wife ''I'm gonna give you a better life In Chicago we'll raise a family But soon we will be leaving The Liberties'' He quickly settled in and landed on his feet Working on a building site for a decent wage a week Deep down his wife she felt so alone She missed her childhood memories and wanted to go home Depression took it's toll she couldn't even smile All she ever talked about was the emerald isle She started drinking to pass the time One bottle turned to three Three bottles turned to nine As she poured her glass he told his wife ''I can see your not happy with this life I promise just you and me Will return back home someday to The Liberties'' They started saving moved into a smaller place Anything to see that smile back on her face She started losing weight her appetite was gone She said it's from the saving and the thoughts of going home One Sunday afternoon she dropped down to the floor He quickly rang the doctor and rushed her out the door She was excited to be going home The doctor said ''I'm sorry I don't think she has long'' Right before she passed he told his wife ''I will meet you in the afterlife By James' Gate wait for me We'll make our own little heaven in The Liberties'' That night he lay down for his final sleep His best friend by his side and his family at his feet And as he closed his eyes a look came to his face It was like he had arrived in a familiar place With his final breath he whispered ''wife I am coming to the afterlife By James' Gate wait for me We'll make our own little heaven in The Liberties We'll make our own little heaven in The Liberties

I'm underneath a spell or going through hell I tried the medication but it didn't do me well People tell me to get over it but I don't think I can I guess that's just who I am It's only in the darkness that this nightmare begins I feel the palpitations and start staring at my veins Wanna stand up, wanna sit down, wanna go out and stay in That's when I know that it begins But there's one thing that calms me A voice from the past Tells me to relax it'll all pass Take a deep breath and let the oxygen in Try and drop your shoulders Find some peace within Just do this over again She's my mind cruiser She makes me feel strong She's my mind cruiser picks me up when I fall When the stairs don't shine upon me And the clouds are grey in the sky She is there with her voice to guide me And bring back the light to my life She's my mind cruiser While standing in a crowd I feel some pressure on my chest I stare down to the ground as I try to hide it best But when I hear those people whisper I just want to disappear And pray to God that they forget I was here But there's one thing that calms me A voice from the past Tells me to relax it'll all pass Take a deep breath and let the oxygen in Try and drop your shoulders Find some peace within Just do this over again She's my mind cruiser She makes me feel strong She's my mind cruiser picks me up when I fall When the stairs don't shine upon me And the clouds are grey in the sky She is there with her voice to guide me And bring back the light to my life She's my mind cruiser She's my mind cruiser But there's one thing that calms me A voice from the past Tells me to relax it'll all pass Take a deep breath and let the oxygen in Try and drop your shoulders Find some peace within Just do this over again She's my mind cruiser She makes me feel strong She's my mind cruiser She's my mind cruiser She makes me feel strong

All of these love stories are fantasy I took her heart and broke it Like I broke her dreams While I was in the bar looking for a new lover She was at home underneath the covers What I wanted was sitting on my doorstep How the hell did I never really see it All she wanted was someone to be honest Love her so and never take her heart for granted Keep her safe give her love for sure I played around on her Played around on her We're crawling from underneath the rubble Cos I tore the house down today She promised if this turned into trouble That she'd walk away She'd walk away Go looking for a brand new day I loved her so but couldn't show how I feel So I took her heart and broke it Like I broke her dreams All those times alone watching Friday night TV I was in the bar doing things I knew were sleazy She just wanted someone to be a boyfriend But she got a kid who liked to play pretend And I'd always try make myself the victim Tell her I was out with my friends drinking Drinking whiskey and chatting up girls Sleazying around in my own little world We're crawling from underneath the rubble Cos I tore the house down today She promised if this turned into trouble That she'd walk away She'd walk away Go looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day While I was in the bar looking for a new lover She was at home underneath the covers What I wanted was sitting on my doorstep How the hell did I never really see it All she wanted was someone to be honest Love her so and never take her heart for granted Keep her safe give her love for sure I played around on her Played around on her We're crawling from underneath the rubble Cos I tore the house down today She promised if this turned into trouble That she'd walk away She'd walk away We're crawling from underneath the rubble Cos I tore the house down today She promised if this turned into trouble That she'd walk away She'd walk away Go looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day Looking for a brand new day

The winter wind comes crashing in I fear that I won't see your face again You're leaving soon On a silver bird that's set to fly tonight Into the sunlit Aussie skies I helped you pack your bags this morn Now it's real that you are going Off to find A better sense of what's within your soul Higher heights and bigger goals I take your hand and I hold it And try to squeeze in every moment You wear my shirt for protection Breathing in all the affection That was left upon the collar Cos you wore it as we made love In the bitter cold This could be the last time that I will ever hold you We'll never know Where our hearts will take us what directions they will go You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old and grey I don't care how long it takes I swear I'll hold you in my arms some day Driving down the motorway and time has quickly gone away We're getting close to the moment You take your bags and say goodbye Fly off in that midnight sky I hold you close I won't let go Express my love so that you still know You kiss my cheek and start crying Feels like this love is slowly dying but it's not because I promise I'll love you till the end of time In the bitter cold This could be the last time that I will ever hold you We'll never know Where our hearts will take us what directions they will go You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old and grey I don't care how long it takes I swear I'll hold you in my arms some day In the bitter cold This could be the last time that I will ever hold you We'll never know Where our hearts will take us what directions they will go You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old You're my lovely Rose Promise I'll still love you even when we're old and grey I don't care how long it takes I swear I'll hold you in my arms some day

Once in awhile You lose your smile You say that everything I do Just annoys you Every now and then I have to pretend To be a better man Just so I can hold you You say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right You say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you Once in awhile You lose your style You say that everything you own Just don't fit you Nine times or ten I have to pretend To be a better man Just so I can hold you You say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right Oh oh You say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you Oh you say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right Oh oh You say you wanna fight Lets fight I don't wanna fight I don't wanna fight Cos I know you're right You're right You're right You're right When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you When your soul Gets cold I will hold On to you

Young love Young blood You're only a teen A sweet sixteen With a life full of dreams You got knocked up On your first try By the first guy That gave you the eye A mother digs a grave For the child she gives away As another softly sweetly Holds the baby that she receives A father hasn't got a say He'll never keep or give away As another gets a second job To pay for the child as she grows up It's all a blur You're looking for a cure To help you endure Your life without her The more you grow The harder to show How you miss her so Why'd you let her go A mother digs a grave For the child she gives away As another softly sweetly Holds the baby that she receives A father hasn't got a say He'll never keep or give away As another gets a second job To pay for the child as she grows up The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never forget The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never forget A mother digs a grave For the child she gives away As another softly sweetly Holds the baby that she receives A father hasn't got a say He'll never keep or give away As another gets a second job To pay for the child as she grows up The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never forget The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never forget The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never forget The older you get the more you regret These are the things that you never, you never forget

I would hear you knocking With a football in your hand And ask me will I come out to play You would wear your collars Up like Cantona I wish that I could see that today We would ride our bikes To the top of John's Lane hill With a can stuck in the wheel Playing hide and seek You would always peek Forgot how young we did feel And you will always have a place forever in my heart You were my best friend we never were apart And oh I know I'll see you again When I get to heaven Can we still be friends Oh I know I'll see you again When I get to heaven Can we still be friends Times that I'd forgotten Somehow slip back to my dreams I thought those memories had faded long ago We would go ghost hunting While scared out of our minds With a crucifix and stones that we could throw And the last words that you said to me are tattooed to my heart You said ''I'll see you in the morning Keith in St Patrick's Park'' And oh I know I'll see you again When I get to heaven Can we still be friends Oh I know I'll see you again When I get to heaven Can we still be friends Still be Friends Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Still be friends Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh And you will always have a place forever in my heart You were my best friend we never were apart

They say it's time to go now the boat is leaving It's sailing off to Paris but I am staying I've got to see her one last time before we get away I'm heading up to Harold's Cross that's where I'll meet her Even if it kills me I wrote it in the letter That ''I would rather die just to see your face'' My dear Sarah I couldn't leave without this To have your hand and to share with you one last kiss I did it all for you I buried my soul Although it was a risk to take I had to speak for my sisters and my brothers And to fight for your fathers and your mothers And I would do it all over again Although it was a risk to take It was a risk to take The dawn is nearly breaking troops are on the bridge there Just take the back roads Sarah and please take care And if they ask you why you just tell them a lie And if by chance they see me if I fall into their view Don't let them know that I am here to see you Sarah don't think twice you just pass me by My dear Sarah I couldn't leave without this To have your hand and to share with you one last kiss I did it all for you I buried my soul Although it was a risk to take I had to speak for my sisters and my brothers And to fight for your fathers and your mothers And I would do it all over again Although it was a risk to take It was a risk to take This was meant to be the last time that I got to see you They caught me on the bridge now there's nothing I can do Please don't you cry Sarah For I must die Sarah I love you more than life itself than land and water I love you more than these fair isles that I have fought for Please don't you cry Sarah For I must die Sarah My dear Sarah I couldn't leave without this To have your heart and to share with you one last kiss I did it all for you I buried my soul Although it was a risk to take I had to speak for my sisters and my brothers And to fight for your fathers and your mothers And I would do it all over again Although it was a risk to take It was a risk to take And if by chance I see you in a new life I know it's cliche but I will make you my wife In this land that's proud and free Just you and me just you and me My dear Sarah I couldn't leave without this To have your hand and to share with you one last kiss And I would do it all over again Although it was a risk to take It was a risk to take