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Belfast Child by Simple Minds

When my love said to me
meet me (1)________ by the gallow tree
for it's sad news I bring
about this old town and all that it's offering
some say troubles abound
some day (2)________ they're (3)__________ pull the old (4)________ down
one day we'll return here,
when the (5)______________ child (6)__________ again
Brothers (7)______________ where are you now
as I look for you right through the crowd
all my life (8)________ I've spent
with my faith in god the church and the government
but there's sadness abound
some day soon they're gonna pull the old (9)________ down
One day we'll return here,
when the belfast (10)__________ sings again
when the belfast child sings again
Some come back billy, won't you come on home
come back mary, you've been away so long
the (11)______________ are empty, and your mother's gone
the girls are crying, it's (12)________ oh so long
and your father's calling, come on home
won't you (13)________ on home, won't you come on home
Ome (14)________ people, you've been gone a while
and the war is raging, in the (15)______________ isle
that's flesh and blood man, that's flesh and blood
all the (16)__________ are (17)____________ but all's not lost
The (18)______________ are empty, the (19)______________ are cold
won't you (20)________ on home, won't you come on home
The streets are empty
life goes on
One day we'll (21)____________ here
when the belfast (22)__________ (23)__________ again
when the (24)______________ child (25)__________ again
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