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Belfast Child by Simple Minds

When my love said to me
meet me (1)________ by the gallow tree
for it's sad news I bring
about (2)________ old (3)________ and all that it's offering
some say troubles abound
some day soon they're gonna (4)________ the old (5)________ down
one day we'll return here,
when the belfast (6)__________ sings again
Brothers (7)______________ where are you now
as I look for you right through the crowd
all my life here I've spent
with my faith in god the church and the government
but there's sadness abound
some day soon they're (8)__________ pull the old (9)________ down
One day we'll return here,
when the belfast child sings again
when the (10)______________ (11)__________ sings again
Some (12)________ (13)________ billy, won't you (14)________ on home
come back mary, you've been (15)________ so long
the streets are empty, and your mother's gone
the girls are crying, it's (16)________ oh so long
and your father's calling, come on home
won't you come on home, won't you come on home
Ome (17)________ people, you've been gone a while
and the war is raging, in the (18)______________ isle
that's (19)__________ and blood man, that's flesh and blood
all the girls are (20)____________ but all's not lost
The (21)______________ are empty, the (22)______________ are cold
won't you (23)________ on home, won't you come on home
The streets are empty
life goes on
One day we'll return here
when the (24)______________ child sings again
when the belfast (25)__________ (26)__________ again
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