From Clare to Here

Four who shared this room and We were caught up in the crack Sleeping late on Sundays And we never got to Mass It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way It get's further by the day It's a long, long way from Clare to here When Friday comes around We're only into fighting My Ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way It get's further by the day It's a long, long way from Clare to here It almost breaks my heart When I think of my family I told them I'd be coming home with my Pockets full of green It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way It get's further by the day It's a long, long way from Clare to here The only time I feel alright Is when I'm into drinking It can sort of ease the pain of it and it Levels out my thinking It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way It get's further by the day It's a long, long way from Clare to here I sometimes hear the fiddles play, Maybe it's just a notion I dream I see white horses dance upon That other ocean It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way It get's further by the day It's a long, long way from Clare to here It's a long, long way from Clare to here