hold on to our hands

and keep walking

Oh you feel like your dreams are turning to rust

And you can’t see the sky for the dirt and the dust.

I’ll sleep if I can I’ll wake if I must

Till the screams in our heads turned to whispers.

There’s potholes and ice on the roads that we run.

The stitching’s come loose and it’s almost undone.

Trust me my boy feel the warmth of the sun.

Armed forces of good will protect you.

Armed forces of good will protect you.

Oh the promises your guardians gave

Will haunt them until they’re rolled in their grave.

It turned out that they weren’t so wise or so brave.

The same hands that hold you can drop you.

The same hands that hold you can drop you.

And the same lips that kissed you and sang lullabies

Are the same ones that curse and spit their reprise.

They’re the same ones that speak through a mask of disguise,

But hold on there’s still such love in them.

But hold on there’s still such love in them.

Well I know a love that will burn to the end

And I’ve seen a tunnel with a light at the bend

And you’ve got a family that calls you a friend

Hold onto our hands and keep walking.

Hold onto our hands and keep walking.

(lyrics by Vin Murtagh ©2011)