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Belfast Child by Simple Minds

When my love (1)________ to me
meet me down by the gallow tree
for it's sad (2)________ I bring
about this old town and all that it's offering
some say (3)________________ abound
some day soon they're (4)__________ pull the old town down
one day we'll return here,
when the belfast child sings again
Brothers sisters (5)__________ are you now
as I (6)________ for you (7)__________ through the crowd
all my (8)________ (9)________ I've spent
with my faith in god the (10)____________ and the government
but there's sadness abound
some day soon they're gonna (11)________ the old town down
One day we'll return here,
when the belfast (12)__________ sings again
when the belfast child sings again
Some come back billy, won't you (13)________ on home
come back mary, you've been away so long
the streets are empty, and your mother's gone
the girls are crying, it's been oh so long
and your father's calling, come on home
won't you come on home, won't you come on home
Ome (14)________ people, you've been gone a while
and the war is raging, in the emerald isle
that's flesh and (15)__________ man, that's flesh and blood
all the girls are (16)____________ but all's not lost
The streets are empty, the streets are cold
won't you (17)________ on home, won't you come on home
The (18)______________ are empty
life goes on
One day we'll return here
when the belfast child sings again
when the (19)______________ child sings (20)__________
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(1) said(2) news(3) troubles(4) gonna(5) where(6) look(7) right(8) life(9) here(10) church(11) pull(12) child(13) come(14) back(15) blood(16) crying(17) come(18) streets(19) belfast(20) again