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Belfast Child by Simple Minds

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