The Island-Celtic Thunder

[ti:The Island] [ar:Celtic Thunder] [al:The Show] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Island - Celtic Thunder [00:09.20]They say the skies of lebanon are burning [00:14.00] [00:14.76]Those mighty cedars bleedin' in the heat [00:18.50] [00:19.90]They're showing pictures on the television [00:24.34] [00:24.87]Women and children dying in the street [00:28.66] [00:31.36]And we're still at it in our own place [00:35.03]Still tryin' to reach the future through the past [00:39.22] [00:39.87]Still tryin' to carve tomorrow from a tombstone [00:45.78] [00:46.49]But hey don't listen to me this wasn't meant to be no sad song [00:53.19] [00:54.20]We've heard too much of that before [00:56.91] [00:59.39]Right now I only want to be here with you [01:03.13] [01:03.84]Till the morning dew comes falling and I wanna take you to the island [01:13.34] [01:14.83]Trace your footprints in the sand [01:17.42] [01:19.77]And in the evening when the sun goes down [01:23.91]We'll make love to the sound of the ocean [01:28.15] [01:31.23]They're raising banners over by the markets [01:35.57] [01:36.49]Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls [01:40.15] [01:41.66]Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown no way our holy flag is gonna' fall [01:50.80] [01:52.75]Up here we sacrifice our children [01:56.71]To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday [02:00.91] [02:01.79]And teach them dying will lead us into glory [02:07.56] [02:08.29]But hey don't listen to me [02:10.76]Cause' this wasn't meant to be no sad song [02:14.86] [02:15.98]I've sung too much of that before [02:18.58] [02:20.82]Right now I only want to be here with you [02:24.85] [02:25.43]Till the morning dew comes falling [02:29.92] [02:31.14]I wanna take you to the island and trace your footprints in the sand [02:39.53] [02:41.61]And in the evening when there's no one around [02:45.15] [02:45.73]We'll make love to the sound of the ocean [02:49.88] [02:53.18]Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story [02:57.08] [02:58.09]And I know this peace and love's just copping out [03:01.98] [03:03.19]And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches is just what being free is all about [03:12.33] [03:13.36]And how this twisted wreckage down on main street will bring us all together in the end [03:22.85] [03:23.58]And we'll go marching down the road to freedom freedom freedom