I’ve got a story for you.
You may not believe every word is true,
Concerning the people I knew
But that was then.

I’ve got a story for you.
You may not believe every word is true,
Concerning the people I knew
When they all bent down.

Turn round.
Turn the wheel around.
You’ll never guess
Til you know.

Turn round.
Turn the wheel around.
You’ll never hear
You’ll never know
You’ll never stretch
So long ago.

I’ve got a story for you.
You may not believe every word is true,
Concerning the people I knew
But that was then.

Turn round.
Turn the wheel around.
You’ll never guess
Til you know.

Turn round.
Turn the wheel around.
You’ll never hear
You’ll never know
You’ll never stretch
So long ago.

I’ve got a story for you.
You may not believe every word is true,
Concerning the people I knew
But they all get it.

The tide rolls out
The tide rolls in
And the second day since God began
It’s been

And from the stars
The sounds that go on forever
Always there.

Not today.

Take the rope
That fills the boat
And holler up,
Then down ya go.
You never tire.
Your body fails.
You never find home.

I am the man in the endless line
Taking a place in the endless crime
You must always be there in time
You are always a step behind

I was always afraid to say
Locked off feelings in every day
I never thought I’d be in this quay
More determined
In every way

Auctioneer:
People!
Bring the
People!

People!
Slap the gavel,
People!
Let go!

Móirín:
Could it ever hurt you to be happy?
Did ever help to be high?
Did ever help you to be drinking?
Could it ever hurt you to be home safe and dry?

Did ever hurt you to be thinking?
Did ever even stop to wonder why?
Could it ever hurt you to be home safe and dry?

Ciarán:
Baby I was never good at planning
Thinking I would never make it home safe and dry.

Pól:
There’s a bell
Turning around
In wind
Terrible is the sound.

Máiréad:
I considered my life
Would never change once
Your boots were at my door.
Why is this happening?
Cathain a tharla sé seo?

Swinging out on the sundial
Giving up
But then meanwhile
I would take you away

(Far away)

Setting out on a mean tide
Looking back at the cliff so high

I’d take you away

(We’ll be starting over.)

Over the hills
Right through those trees
There’s a curving path
Down to that sea

They had planned a life
For everyone
But you can’t extract new meanings
From that sun.

I

All hearts were aflame
Seventeen Ninety One!
The gleaming of blades
At the rising of the sun.
They went off to play
At the river Gleann Dunne.
The roll of the drums and they sang

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

They’d hold their course
In the wind and the rain.

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

They’d own their names when day was done.

II

They pulled out their claims
And they followed their sons.
They marched down the lane
At the beating of the sun.
They’d hold up the place
Til their case had been won.
There fortune did burn
Like a flame.

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

They’d hold their course
In the wind and the rain.

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

The river flowed
And gaily stepped the great parade
To the bank.

Confrontation (Interlude)

III

They pulled out their claims
And they followed their (son)
They burned down the rails
At the dying of the sun
They hauled down the bars
And they pulled out their claims
They thought they would do as you say

They pulled out their claims
And they swallowed their tongues
They ran out of range
At the setting of the sun

The roar of the guns
As they sang.

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

They’d hold their course
In the wind and the rain.

“To the bank!”
“To the bank!”

The river flowed
And gaily stepped the grand parade
To the bank.

Open your eyes
You’ll see a fading memory.
Don’t you see it?

Open your eyes.
You’ll see the moving shadows
That covered over me.

Steady as she goes.
You never see the fading light
Moving far in the light
It never
You never get to see again?

Open your eyes
You’ll never see
The like of me
Again and yet
The tide returns
And never ends.

Such a surprise?
Did it ever
Just don’t look back
And don’t look in
The thread afraid
Worn in both ends.

I
Canada.
Oh Canada.
Long may you wave.

Far away
And far to sea.
I dreamed I wept
And you were there.

II
Canada.
MyCanada?
Long may you wave.

Far away,
And far from me.
I dream at night
That you could see.

Far away,
Far away,
How far away,
From me?

Far away,
And far to sea?
How far away,
The sea.

I

I dreamed of you tonight
It wasn’t that hard
With everything in sight

Whatever it was I was living for
Never did know what I’d be in store.

II

I can’t say that I felt the same
Never fully letting go of all the blame
You never had a <> left behind
Ever since I held my ground

I rained down on
Dizzy memories
Landing deeply
Did you know that?

I would’ve gone anywhere with you.
Over the ocean blue
I’d see you through

And I never meant any harm to you
(That’s right)

Over the ocean blue
Over the ocean blue
Over the ocean blue
Over the ocean blue

Tell me,
Maybe…
Where a man might want to go?
Tell me,
Baby…
If you think you really know.

Headlines
Call out
To a place I’ve never known.
Don’t know what I can read
Looking down to see your face.

I saw a place
On a map
I was young.
Calling out to everyone to go.
You know?
You know.

Hand to heart.
“America The Brave”.
All we learned was
“God be saved”.

Oh where are you going my beautiful boy?
Is it long we’ll see you ever again?
I’m going to my folks I told you my friend,
When the next wave goes away.

Oh no buddy Dear,
I don’t know why.
Is it tears I see
That build in your eye?
Turn back from my going
Until they run dry.
We have all the oceans we need.

See it.
See it.
Wave to the people
So far in the distance.

See it.
See it.
Wave at the people
So far.

Please tell me my Dear,
My beautiful boy,
With your shiny blue eyes
Only time in your pockets.
With all of your world
Deep in my skin.
Only now
I feel
Goodbye.

Ciarán
I will try.
I will try.

I will try (you).

Móirín
In every single dream
And every thing we’ve lost
This is no fairy tale
This is one time it costs
I begged myself
That I would never
Promise them.
But every time I do then
here you come again.

Móirín
With everything you left me
And with everything bought
You never thought to spend me in your arms.

I never meant to tempt you
And with all your friends
But now you know just what you’ve lost.

I know the time depressed you
When you were under my skin
But now you know we’re done
And I’ll really walk.

Ciarán
Take my hand
Let’s walk for a moment
Down to the edge sea.
We’ll go talk like old
In the moment.
Listen.

Ciarán and Móirín
You can say you see in the open.
You can say you’re free.

I believe you’ll dive
Down to the headland
Down to the memory
Down to the edge of the sea.

MÁIRÉAD: Looking at flowers
Outside the village tower
I knew.
(I knew?)

Feeling for the sun
When I knew you were the one
I knew.
(I knew?)

I was thinking of that time
When we first would make that climb
I knew.
(I knew?)

I remember that your hand;
Almost more than I could stand
And I knew.
(I knew?)

Growing, growing, growing
Never knowing where we’ll go.

But we knew.
(I knew?)

PÓL: I know you think you love me.
It’s something we all do.
And I know you’re thinking of me
And that’s lonely too.

And maybe you think you are.
And maybe you think you’re not.

But I never thought this would get to you
No I never thought this would get to you
I just never thought I could get to you
Til now.

I wish were on Tower Hill
In the place where I was born.
I would wash my hair on sunny days
By the stream down at Glean Duine.

Now you take my hand and press my lips
And you say hey there we’re gone
Did you ever ask how this would fit
Did you ever think you’re wrong?

Forward.
Forward.
Forward to a different to a distant place.

Forward.
Forward.
Never see that first mistake.

Falling,
Falling,
Falling down.

Forward.
Forward.
Forward to a different to a different place.

Forward.
Forward.
Never see that first mistake.

Falling,
Falling,
Falling down.
Reckless feelings
Always let me down.

I wish were on Tower Hill
In the place where I was born.
I would wash my hair on sunny days
By the stream down at Glean Duine.

You can’t escape the violence
Or the first effect
That you feel right now
I can’t expect the one attempt
To elude your face
And a place I vow.

I wish I were on Tower Hill
In the place where I came
From.

Chorus:

I’ve got a story for you.
You may not believe every word is true.
Concerning the people I knew.
When we all bent down low.

Ciarán:

Never before felt cut to the quick now.
How ever we thought we’d go to the trick.
When ever did we forget how to say that

All:

I love you. Oh…

I

Let me tell ya boys.
‘Cause I won’t be around.
Let me tell ya boys
That I won’t be around.
There’s a ship that I’ll be on
But it’s not out on the sea.
It’s a plane up in the sky
And I guess that’s where I will be.

There’s a heaving sail
And a burning foam
In a rolling gale
That never seems to slow.

It’s a passing tale
Over empty shoals
Don’t you know.
(Don’t you know?)
(Don’t you know?)

Let me tell ya boys.
‘Cause I won’t be around.
What I thought of all you feckin’ gealt…
And everyone else in this damned town.

Well I thank my stars
For all the time I claimed
You could put ’em all to shame
(It’ll never be the same.)

I died that night.
When they sold that boat.
Come along.
Come along.

Chorus

You can dream with me!
You can dream with me!
As we shove off to the shining sea
You can dream with me!
You can dream with me!
And everything that we’re going to be.

II

Let me tell ya boys
That I won’t be around.
Let me tell ya boys
That I won’t be around.
There’s a ship that I’ll be on.
But it’s not on the sea.
There’s a plane up in the sky.
And I guess that’s where I will be.

Let me tell ya boys.
‘Cause I won’t be around.
What I thought of all you feckin’ gealt…
And everyone else in this damned town.

Well what I think my brother’s trying to say
To all you noble clowns.
You could could put ’em all to shame
It never……?????
I died the night
As I sang these notes.
Come along!
(I never felt so alone).

Chorus

You can dream with me!
You can dream with me!
As we shove off to the shining sea
You can dream with me!
You can dream with me!
And everything that we’re going to be.

Bridge

Canada!
Australia!
America ya know.

Hey! It’ll be so cool.
(Why can’t I go with you?)

Canada!
Australia!
America ya know.

Hey! It’ll be so cool.

Bridge

Canada!
Australia!
America?
(I know)

Hey! It’ll be so cool.
(Why can’t I go with you?)

Canada!
Australia!
America ya know.

Hey! It’ll be so cool.
(Why can’t I go with you?)

Shanty

Take the rope
That fills the boat
And holler up
Then down ya go.
You never tire,
Your body fails,
You’ll never find home.

Shanty

Ever strong
And ever cold
And ever
And never hold
The man

Who never found

Home.
That fills the boat
And holler up
Then down ya go.
You never tire,
Your body fails,
You’ll never find home.