I'm leaving, I am gone,
I'm taking the first high tide in the morning.
And Dublin, is shining in the pouring rain,
It's seagulls singing with buskers down old badly drawn alleyways,
Dublin is a drunken Workmans dream,
Dublin is an old pair of shoes I've worn down to the heel.
I'm leaving, I am gone,
I'm taking the first high tide in the morning.
If I drown, let me drown off the coast of Liscannor,
If I die, let me die with the Atlantic in my lungs,
And I'll stand, in the cold cold waters,
I'll die at the on edge of the world.
I'm leaving, I am gone,
I'm taking the first high tide in the morning.
And I miss my friends, I miss the drink,
I miss the way they used to curse at me,
And I miss my friends, I miss the drink,
I miss the way they never felt the need,
To ask why a poor boy felt the need to leave.
I'm leaving, I am gone,
I'm taking the first high tide in the morning.
I'm leaving, I am gone,
I'm taking the first plane this evening.
credits
from Home Movies,
released November 15, 2015
Kevin Dolan – vocals/guitar
Greg Steps – guitar/killer licks
Thomas Reeve – double bass
Always A Drifter sounds like rain battering a rusty barn at the bottom of a wide open Australian field. That is to say it sounds pretty freaking great. Kevin Dolan
If you have a fondness for expertly wrought roots-rock with sharp lyrics and aching vocals, look no further—“Strangers” is for you. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 8, 2022
Ani DiFranco acoustically revisits classics from across her career, with assists from Amy Ray, Billy Bragg, and Maceo Parker. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2019
The latest from UK artist MF Tomlinson sets sharp lyrics amidst a backdrop of acoustic guitar, lush keys, and soft percussion. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 12, 2021