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Belfast Child by Simple Minds

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