Gordon Bok – Along The Famine Road (Guitar)

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Rock by rock and stone by stone, I walked along the famine road

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From the limestone at The Burren to the foot of Mullaghmór

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And I had a silent revelation as I walked along the lonely strand

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That every stone along this road, was touched by hungry hands

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In my mind I see their black coats turned against the wind and rain

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I hear their cries of desperation, the anger and the shame

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To see their children die of hunger, to be driven from the land

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I hear their prayers that went unanswered, to feed these hungry hands

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In spite of rain and hunger, they broke and laid these stones

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And somewhere deep inside them they found the strength to carry on

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And I'm sure they never realized, it was never in the plan

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But they held the spirit of a nation, safe in hungry hands

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Now they say this road goes nowhere, but I say it never ends

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For it took their children round the world, to strange and distant lands

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And we who are their children's children, in our hearts we understand

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That every road we've ever walked, was built by hungry hands

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Rock by rock and stone by stone, I walked along the famine road

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From the limestone at The Burren to the foot of Mullaghmór

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And we who are this island's children in our hearts we understand

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That every road we'll ever walk, was built by hungry hands