Fields of Glory-The High Kings

[ti:Fields of Glory] [ar:The High Kings] [al:The High Kings] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fields of Glory - The High Kings [00:15.55]I was born in a country where people admire [00:19.88]Their great sporting heroes and how they aspire [00:24.31]To stand upon mountains and always be winners [00:28.43]And never give less than their all [00:31.93] [00:32.73]I once met an old man who told me great stories [00:36.97]Of legends of old who played hard for the glory [00:41.35]Of lifting the cup in that moment of triumph [00:45.65]His memory's kept me enthralled [00:49.14] [00:49.71]On the fields the fields of glory [00:56.29] [00:58.35]On the fields where boys become men [01:05.84] [01:07.08]On the fields the fields of glory [01:13.89] [01:15.76]May the best team win win in the end [01:22.00] [01:24.74]Supporting their team with a true sense of place [01:29.05]Are the handfuls of people with pride on their faces [01:33.48]They come from the townlands the parish the village [01:37.84]Their banners they proudly unfurl [01:41.13] [01:42.19]An anthem of hope is the song they are singing [01:46.62]There's a whistle it sounds and the game it begins [01:50.68]And the roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens [01:55.10]It sends out a clarion call [01:58.66] [01:59.54]On the fields the fields of glory [02:06.90] [02:08.21]On the fields where boys become men [02:16.07] [02:17.01]On the fields the fields of glory [02:23.93] [02:25.62]May the best team win win in the end [02:31.61] [02:34.61]I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather [02:38.91]A crowd of young lads playing football together [02:43.34]All hoping that someday the call they will answer [02:47.71]To play for the place they were born [02:51.83]On the fields the fields of glory [02:58.70] [03:00.31]On the fields where boys become men [03:07.80] [03:08.99]On the fields the fields of glory [03:15.79] [03:17.72]May the best team win win in the end [03:23.53] [03:26.64]I'm dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather [03:31.02]A crowd of young lads playing football together [03:34.63] [03:35.20]The roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens [03:39.62]It sends out a clarion call