by Damien Dempsey on album It's All Good - The Best of Damien Dempsey

The walls seem so high; They never fail to terrify, Built of fear and shame. Your well-misplaced words Clip the wings of many birds, But my sky won't tear. I'm crystal-clear, I'm bustin' outta here, I

by Damien Dempsey on album It's All Good - The Best of Damien Dempsey

My buddy Stevie, I loved him well We had some laugh, he was sound as a bell Our little lives, they ran parallel. He played with fire and got burnt as hell. And I'm remembering little things we'd done

by Damien Dempsey on album It's All Good - The Best of Damien Dempsey

Have you ever been alone in a corner With no way out but forward? Had to dig deep down inside you Dig up a smile The one you love doesn't know it And you feel if you ever show it You'll destroy it so

by Damien Dempsey on album It's All Good - The Best of Damien Dempsey

Down Kilbarrack road I head for the coast As the northern estates close in, they close in on me so blatantly A thickening of the skin The inner city folk, they often spoke, with a tongue that was more

by Damien Dempsey on album It’s All Good The Best Of Damien Dempsey

Take me back tonight, Into your loving arms, Into your loving arms. Take me back tonight, Into your loving arms, Into your loving arms. Woah-oh-oha,Woah-oh-oha, Woah-oh-oha. Woah-oh-oha,Woah-

by Damien Dempsey on album It’s All Good The Best Of Damien Dempsey

by Damien Dempsey on album It’s All Good The Best Of Damien Dempsey

by Damien Dempsey on album It’s All Good The Best Of Damien Dempsey

Walkin' through the city Was as lonely as could be I'm wanderin' in the night-time out in search of company I feel real isolation When all around me life Familiar but unfriendly Unfriendly with

by Damien Dempsey on album It’s All Good The Best Of Damien Dempsey

I am an angry man, yeah I vent it when I can, yeah On the bag, not the skag The negativity, yeah Pushed onto young paddy, yeah Is a shame, who's to blame? And when the baby cries, yeah She

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

I've no alibi, I'm so bad I cry I've no alibi, laugh until I cry I talk shite, shite, shite, and they buy, buy, buy, buy it I talk shite, shite, shite, and they buy, buy, buy, buy it I wish I was cu

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Patience, give me some of that sweet patience, Lord I will keep my eye on my goal I take a few slugs on the kisser I'm comin' back at ya, ya know I'm gonna catch ya 'Cause you know I got no brakes It

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Oh, your pretty smile banish any gloom And when I frown I feel unsound, I drag you down to ground level I interrupt your flyin' high and summer sky in your mind But then you grab me by the scruff and

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Mammy sings wonderfully Lamenting melodies Then daddy comes home from work He falls in and goes berserk The priest calls around for tea He always seems so terribly lonely Talks of industrial school A

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Flying o'er the sea My guitar and me Forty thousand feet What a brilliant feat Go west, don't go east A famine or a feast We're treated better there A homeless one is rare I feel the city's lure The

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Rollin' down to Dublin Town Comin' from the Northside, headin' Southbound The glare of the city, you can see it in the sky See it in the faces when I'm passing them by Dublin Town, bright lights all

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Hey little baby, I want to take you from here Hey little baby, I don't want to see you on the gear It's so hard to find your way back Hey little baby, it's every parent's worst fear For their child to

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Doing E, doing speed, doing cocaine Mix it with alcohol and go insane In the morning the edge of the knife Where the hell is the bright side of life? It's a farcical high for a few hours Then you're

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

When can we go down beside the sea, beside the sea When can we go down just you and me, just you and me Warm I am feeling inside your arms, inside your arms I want to vanish into your charms, into you

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

Factories, trains, and houses Playground of my youth The place that left me mute I threw back my shoulders Factories, trains, and houses The place that makes some strong And hurries you along Some gr

by Damien Dempsey on album Miscellaneous

You look around, you say what's up You see another Irishman taking to the 'sup You see that's the way That's the way they came You look around, you say what's up You see another Paddy and he taking t