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Raglan Road
album cover
Raglan Road was released on February 22, 1999 by RCA Victor as a part of the album Tears Of Stone
February 22, 1999
LabelRCA Victor
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

On Raglan Road on an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue
I saw the danger and I passed
Along the enchanted way
And I said, "Let grief be a fallen leaf
At the dawning of the day"
On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passion's pledge
The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much and by such, by such
Is happiness thrown away
I gave her gift of the mind
I gave her the secret signs
That's known to artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone
And words and tin I did not spin
I gave her poems to say
With her own name there
And her long dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow
That I have loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He'll lose his wings at the dawning of day
Written by: Patrick Kavanagh

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