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Black 47
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In New York City I made my home
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I loved the streets, the very stones
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Cared for my comrades, cherished my friends
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Loved all beginnings, had no time for ends
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A city's streets are full of woe
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I saw suffering where'er I'd go
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I did my best to console and heal
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Treat each human with full dignity
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I never saw a reason to
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Hate someone who thinks different than you
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Each one has their anointed place
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In the love reflected in their God's face
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We all have sorrow, our share of trials
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We all are sinners in each other's eyes
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Love alone can heal the pain
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God bestows love in so many ways
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I love the company of friends
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The fire and the music sparkling in their eyes
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But I achieved my heart's desire
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When I rode beside the ones who fight the fires
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I have my failings and I have tried
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To look them squarely in the eye
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To be there when someone might call
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For I know cruel well how hard it is to fall
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As I arise on this September morn
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The sun is beaming down, the streets are warm
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God's in His heaven and all is well
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I will go forth and do His will.
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Livin' in America: 11 Years On
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Oh, I took me chance
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Up in the Bronx
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Seven years ago to the day
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Oh, I walked up to him
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Said, "how're you doin'?"
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Ever since it's been hell to pay
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We moved in together
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Oh, God, that fellah
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Drove me to distraction and despair
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But the sex was good
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Like I knew it would be
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Livin' in America
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At first it was great
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Out drinkin' all night
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Fireworks back home in the bed
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Then we got engaged
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Oh god, what a cage
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All she talked about was weddin' bells
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We went home to The Coombe
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A way too soon
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The lads didn't know what to make of us
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With our drinkin' and fightin'
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And kissin' and cryin'
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And livin' in America
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I felt sick to me stomach
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What the hell is wrong with it
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Couldn't even look at a beer
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When I went to the clinic
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I just couldn't believe it
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"Congratulations, my dear???"
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He was decent enough
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When I told him the truth
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Said, "you know I always wanted to marry you"
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But that night in the dark
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I could tell that his heart
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Was broken in America
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I did the best that I could
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Sweatin' hot tears and blood
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Buildin' that house up in Pearl River
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But everything changed
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With each kid on the way
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She took all the fun out of livin'
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No more nights on the town
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No, it's get your head down
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It's all for the children and the future,
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Oh Mammy dear, it's no fun over here
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Livin' in America
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Workin' like a madman morning noon and night
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I need them couple of pints to make me feel alright
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I never meant to stay late, it just turned out that way
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I need some craic like all the lads before I'm old and gray
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Lyin' in the bed, waitin' for your key
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To turn in the lock, pretendin' I'm asleep
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Oh, you want me now, despite me frozen tears
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But there's more to life than makin' love to a drunk reekin' of beer
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And now we're apart
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Ah, it's breakin' me heart
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The young one cries about him every day
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I get out to the pub
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A couple of times every month
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I suppose I'm doin' okay
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Young lads give me the eye
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But I think that I'd die
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If another man touched me that way
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I'd give the world to talk to him
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But he's here with his girlfriend
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Livin' in Amerikay
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Is that her over there
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What's she done with her hair
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Still there's no one holds a candle to her
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Ah, jeez, she looks good
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Just like I knew she would
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"Do you come here often, stranger??
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Can't we try once again
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Can you get past the pain
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Would it matter if I told you I adore you
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Oh, darlin' me dear,
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I still need you here
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Livin' in America
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Can I get you your coat
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We can work it all out,
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Livin' in America
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Oh Mammy dear we're all mad over here
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Livin' in America
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Him: Listen, don't make a show of me, will you, the lads are all watchin'
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Her: To hell with the lads, are you ever goin' to grow up? There's a couple of things you and I are goin' to have to sort out..
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Him: Oh yeah? Like what?
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Her: Give me a couple of weeks and I'll make up a list for you.
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Him: I'm not givin' up me pint again, I tell you that right now.
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Her: You and your pint!
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Him: Jaysus, you're an awful woman, aren't you?
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Her: It's you made me that way.
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Him: Ah will you be quiet and give us an auld kiss
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Her: A kiss is it? The head on you and the price of turnips'I should have listened to me Mammy'
Black 47 feat. Finbar Furey "Mychal"
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