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The Crossing
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There Were Roses
My song for you this evening Is not to make you sad Nor for adding to the sorrows Of this troubled northern land
But lately, I've been thinking And it just won't leave my mind I'll tell you about two friends one time Who were both good friends of mine
Isaac, he was Protestant And Sean was Catholic born But it never made a difference For the friendship, it was strong
And sometimes in the evening When they heard the sound of drums They said, they won't divide us We will always be as one
There were roses, roses There were roses And the tears of a people ran together It was on a Sunday morning
When the awful news came 'round Another killing had been done Just outside Newry town We knew that Isaac danced up there
We knew he liked the band But when we heard that he was dead We just could not understand Now fear, it filled the countryside
There was fear in every home Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com When late at night, a car came Prowling 'round the Ryan Road A Catholic would be killed tonight
To even up the score Oh Christ, it's young Macdonald They have taken from the door There were roses, roses
There were roses And the tears of a people ran together Isaac was my friend, he cried He begged them with his tears
But centuries of hatred Have ears that do not hear An eye for an eye That was all that filled their minds
And another eye for another eye Till everyone was blind Now I don't know where the moral is Or where the song should end
But I wonder just how many wars Are fought between good friends And those who give the orders Are not the ones to die
It's Scott and young Macdonald And the likes of you and I There were roses, roses There were roses And the tears of a people ran together
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