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Song For Joe

You said, It pays to know your enemy. Stand out from the crowd
Count your blessings on one hand and on the other dream out loud
Words like stepping stones bathed in pools of light
Standing by the waters edge as a thousand birds take flight
Formed a spiral up above me and rose into the night

This is my song for Joe
Singiní alive, alive oh
May your garden ever grow
ëNeath summer skies and winter snow
My song for Joe
Singiní alive, alive oh

I offer up this melody for want of a better prayer
A pocket torch and a compass for the dark places we dare
I bought a brand new shovel, weaved a silver suit
Set out on the road alone with my share of the loot
And Iím still dancing ëround the fire playing this old plastic flute

This is my song for Joe

Above the clouds beyond our view the moon was shining bright
And in the mist below we cursed the dark under sodium street light
Planting charges in the tower walls, fuse set to ignite

This is my song for Joe

I crossed a bridge in Limerick City, passing through Southill
Twenty five and still alive, I had time to kill
With my bag of expectations all tied up in a bind
and sparks for illumination from that axe I had to grind
I donít know if I was led there or pushed on from behind


This is my song for Joe
Singiní alive, alive oh
May your garden ever grow
ëNeath summer skies and winter snow
My song for Joe
Singiní alive, alive oh

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