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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 gonna (4)________ the old (5)________ down
one day we'll return here,
when the belfast child sings again
Brothers sisters (6)__________ are you now
as I look for you (7)__________ (8)______________ the crowd
all my life here I've spent
with my (9)__________ in god the church and the government
but there's sadness abound
some day soon they're (10)__________ pull the old town down
One day we'll return here,
when the (11)______________ child sings again
when the (12)______________ child sings again
Some come back billy, won't you come on home
come (13)________ mary, you've been (14)________ 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 (15)________ people, you've been gone a while
and the war is raging, in the (16)______________ isle
that's flesh and blood man, that's (17)__________ and blood
all the girls are crying but all's not lost
The streets are empty, the (18)______________ are cold
won't you (19)________ on home, won't you come on home
The streets are empty
life goes on
One day we'll (20)____________ here
when the (21)______________ child (22)__________ again
when the belfast (23)__________ sings again
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