Ballymun Road - The Elders

I didn’t start with any plan now I’m free

Didn’t choose any way to go it chose me

She’s a woman with a few regrets, but sometimes she forgets

The best that she can do is let it be

I signed up with my sergeant on the square

He said I’d see the world over there

I’ve got to keep believin' in the day our flag will rise again

And hope those widowed mothers even care

So down I go, Ballymun Road

I’m no good to you anyhow

I’ve got my wits I’ve got my tongue

It’s too late to turn back now

Down I go, Ballymun Road

Now you’v got yours and darlin' I’ve got mine

Let’s hav that one last round for old times

I know you’ve got someplace to go

And I’m shippin' out this one man show

And leavin' Dublin city far behind

So down I go, Ballymun Road

I’m no good to you anyhow

I’ve got my wits I’ve got my tongue

It’s too late to turn back now

Down I go, Ballymun Road

Someday I’ll build my house right where I stand

And I’ll live within the law if I can

I’ll work my field ‘til the sun goes down

And have a drink with the boys in town

It’s all that I was born to understand

So down I go, Ballymun Road

I’m no good to you anyhow

I’ve got my wits I’ve got my tongue

It’s too late to turn back now

Down I go, Ballymun Road