BLOOD OF EMERALDS

I was born up on the northside Where the Lagan river flows When I came across the border I was followin' my nose Dublin city '69 There could have been no better place There was no better time Through the thunder and the rain The deepest blood of emeralds Was running through my veins I was down and out on skid row But I held onto my pride The darkest son of lreland He was standing by my side We would sail the stormy seas Never looking back, we were afraid of What we'd see Through the thunder and the rain The deepest blood of emeralds Was running through our veins Some of us will win And some of us will lose the strong will survive Some of us will fall Some of us won't get out of here alive Blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds I was angry, I was sad Just thinking 'bout the times we had I felt so lost and lonely too What could I say, what could I do? After all the time goes by No one knows the reasons why You lived each day like there was no tomorrow You spent those years living on time you'd borrowed And in your eyes all I could see was sorrow Some of us will win And some of us will lose the strong will survive Some of us will fall Some of us won't get out of here alive Blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds The deepest blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds Blood of emeralds The deepest blood of emeralds