The Island-Ronan Keating

[00:00.000] 作词 : Paul Brady [00:01.000] 作曲 : Paul Brady [00:11.150] They say the skies of Lebanon are burning [00:15.747] Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat [00:22.053] They're showing pictures on the television [00:27.322] Women and children dying in the street [00:31.852] [00:33.998] And we're still at it in our own place [00:39.071] Still trying to reach the future through the past [00:44.788] Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone [00:51.921] [00:53.803] But hey, don't listen to meThis wasn't meant to be no sad song [01:00.471] We've heard too much of that before [01:05.055] Right now I only want to be here with you [01:10.149] Till the morning dew comes falling [01:15.747] [01:17.002] I wanna take you to the island [01:22.338] And trace your footprints in the sand [01:27.857] And in the evening when the sun goes down [01:33.184] We'll make love to the sound of the ocean [01:37.586] [01:46.920] They're raising banners over by the markets [01:52.030] Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls [01:57.949] Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown [02:03.427] No way our holy flag is gonna fall [02:08.158] [02:10.626] Up here we sacrifice our children [02:14.841] To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday [02:20.362] And teach them dying will lead us into glory [02:26.631] [02:27.569] But hey, don't listen to meThis wasn't meant to be no sad song [02:35.823] We've heard too much of that before [02:41.493] Right now I only want to be here with you [02:46.394] Till the morning dew comes falling [02:50.948] [02:52.478] I wanna take you to the island [02:58.474] And trace your footprints in the sand [03:03.777] And in the evening when the sun goes down [03:09.104] We'll make love to the sound of the ocean [03:12.597] [03:45.528] Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story [03:50.814] And I know this peace and love's just copping out [03:55.793] And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches [04:02.011] Is just what being free is all about [04:06.218] [04:07.676] And how this twisted wreckage down on main street [04:13.709] Will bring us all together in the end [04:18.993] And we'll go marching down the road to freedom [04:28.515] Freedom