I was younger, me and my mates

Outside with the ball kicking through the spray Ground went soft, our boots hang deep

Torrential rain on the field where we'd meet We laughed too hard, we slipped and spun

Muddy shirts and a race we'd won Then the sky cracked open slow

And we all turned up where the colours grow We looked up, held still like the whole world breathed

Clouds pulled back and the edge of something new touched me

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

We were standing there With the sky on our arms

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

Before the full arc rose We were already in awe

The rain still dripped from the crossbar post Our breath made steam in the soaking cold

One of the lads said, look at that And nobody moved, nobody joked back

Just a colour line, half born, half brave Stretching out from the washing rain

And I swear I still feel that scene The day the sky came down to meet me

We looked up, held still like the whole world breathed Clouds pulled back and the edge of something new touched me

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

We were standing there With the sky on our arms

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

Before the full arc rose We were already in awe

Years went by and the pitch got small But I still go back when the weather calls

To that first bright seam in the storm To the place where wonder got born

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

We were standing there With the sky on our arms

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

Before the full arc rose We were already in awe

Right underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

Underneath the stars Right underneath the stars

And I still see it now