Lyrics
They say Mother Earth is breathing
With each wave that finds the shore
Her soul rises in the evening
For to open twilight's door
Her eyes are the stars in heaven
Watching over us while
And her heart it is in Ireland
Deep within the Emerald Isle
We are forty against hundreds
In someone else's bloody war
And we know not why we're fighting
Or what we're dying for
They will storm us in the morning
When the sunlight turns to sky
Death is waiting for its dance now
Is it a sentence just to die?
Ireland, I'm coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
Through fences made of stone
I am reaching out
Would you take my hand?
I'm coming home, Ireland
Oh, the captain he lay bleeding
Well, I can hear him calling me
These men of yours are for the leading
Show them to their destiny
As I look upon around me
I see they're ragged, tired and torn
And I tell them to make ready
'Cause we're not waiting for the morn
Ireland, I'm coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
Through fences made of stone
I am reaching out
Would you take my hand?
I'm coming home, Ireland
Now the fog is deep and heavy
As we forge the darkened field
We can hear their horses breathing
As in silence we draw near
There are no words to be spoken
Just a look to say goodbye
I draw breath and it is spoken
As I scream a battle cry
Ireland, I'm coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
Through fences made of stone
I am reaching out
Would you take my hand?
I'm coming home, Ireland