lyrics: not against my own – letter on the ground

cd: Not Against My Own

track 12: Letter on the Ground

I left my love behind, to fight the battle lines
I had no doubt her love was true to me
Intended for my wife, to love her all my life
But first I’d strive to win our dignityOne after-battle morn, I heard the courier’s horn
I hastened for the words my love had penned
The lines I read that day, caused only my dismay
Her love no longer mine, I faced the end

And, Ah, every day, the two things that I prayed
Were freedom and her love for me
And I held the line, for Ireland’s still be mine
And I threw her letter on the ground

My grief could not deny my comrades’ urgent cry
Prepare the pikes, the time is now at hand
Rejected by my love, my country rose above
My heart regained its purpose for my land

The battle raged again, I struggled through the pain
I fought the valiant fight for liberty
No lover and no wife and my country scarred from strife
Abandoned love, abandoned victory

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