Dublin Farewell

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I carried your memory on a chain around my neck As I walked the streets of Dublin all alone And everywhere the people asked, what was it that you fled? What was it brought you here so far from home? But all I could tell myself was little bits of lies And try to build myself into a man There's nothing like love to cut you down to size And show what you can do and what you can't [Verse 2] I met a girl with green eyes who teased me for a while And showed me just how desperate I am But when all I see is blue skies for so many miles How can one cloud cause so much rain? But I'm clutching to a memory that has no right to live That has no right to call itself by name Wanting to share my dreams with nothing left to give But love knows no alibis or shame [Verse 3] With my hands in my pockets and my collar inside out I walked through County Kerry in the rain Watching the fishing boats fight an angry sea A tiny dot of strength in so much pain There is a phantom lighthouse draws the sailors to their death Whatever life gives it also takes But still they find a need to sail the sea, they're just fools like me I guess we never learn from our mistakes [Outro] I carried your memory like a chain around my neck As I bid farewell to Dublin all alone