Christy Moore - This Is The Day

Jack Doyle (Aka The Contender)

When i was young and I was in my day
I could steal what womans heart there was away
Sing and dance into the dawning
Blaze a trail until the morning
Long before I was the man you see today

And I was born beneath the star that promised all
I could have lived my life between cork cobh and youghal
But the wheel of fortune took me
From the highest point she shook me
By the bottle live by the bottle i shall fall

But there in the mirror on the wall
I see the dream is fading
From the contender to the fall
The ring, the rose, the matador, raving

And when I die I'll die a drunk down on the street
You can count me out to ten in clear defeat
Rap the stary plough around me
Let the pipers air resound me
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet

But there in the mirror on the wall
I see the dream is fading
From the contender to the brawl
The ring, the rose, the matador, raving



Credits
Writer(s): Jimmy Maccarthy
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Other Album Tracks

  1. How Long
  2. So Do I
  3. Johnny Don't Go
  4. Veronica
  5. Jack Doyle (Aka The Contender)
  6. Compañeros
  7. Cry Like a Man
  8. A Stitch in Time
  9. Victor Jara
  10. Scallcrows

All Album Tracks: This Is The Day >

Altri album

  1. A Terrible Beauty
  2. Flying Into Mystery
  3. Johnny Boy
  4. Clock Winds Down
  5. The Early Years: 1969 - 81 (Deluxe)
  6. The Early Years: 1969 - 81
  7. Magic Nights
  8. Magic Nights on the Road
  9. Sail on Jimmy (Live at the Marquee)
  10. On the Road

All Albums of Christy Moore >

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