I was born in Londonderry
I was born in Derry City too
Oh what a special child
To see
such things and still to smile
I know that there was something wrong
But I kept my head down
and carried on
I grew up in Enniskillen
I grew up in Inis Ceathlain too
Oh what a
clever boy
To watch your hometown be destroyed
I know that I could not stay long
So I
kept my head down and carried on
Who cares where national borders lie
Who cares whose
laws you're governed by
Who cares what name you call a town
Who'll care when you're six feet
beneath the ground
From the corner of my eye
A hint of blue in the black sky
A ray
of hope, a beam of light
An end to thirty years of night
The church-bells ring, the children
sing
What is this strange and beautiful thing
It's the sunrise
Can you see the
sunrise?
I can see the sunrise
