Belfast
Deep inside my soul fights a warI can't explain, I can't cross over any moreAll I see are dirty facesRain and wire, and common sense in piecesBut I try to see through Irish eyesBelfast
Look outside, summer's lost and goneIt's a long walk on a street of right and wrongIn every inch of sadnessRocks and tanks go hand in hand with madnessBut I never saw a braver placeBelfast
And it's sad when they sing, and hollow ears listenOf smoking black roses, on the streets of BelfastAnd so say your lovers from under the flowersEvery foot of this world needs an inch of Belfast
Who's to say on whom heaven smilesOur different ways we try hard to recogniseNo more enchanted eveningsThe pubs are closed and all the ghosts are leavingBut you'll never let them shut you downBelfast
The enemy is not at homeA jealous green streaks down this faulty diamondNo bloody boots or crucifixCan ever hope to split this emerald islandBut I never saw a braver placeBelfast