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Leaving Home
Once More
(Lyrics and music by Martin O'Malley)
This strange uneasy feeling
that grips your heart today
as you double check for passports
and you hurry on your way.
And your body feels the week of sleep
your spirit wouldn’t take
as you tumble towards the airport
through the memories of your wake.
And with every curving of the road
there are sites you’ve never seen
but your visit now has slipped away
like those passing fields of green.
You’re heading back across the sea
your families across the fold
but your heart’s confused as it can be
‘cause it feels you’re leaving home.
Is it some ancient memory
or the fear of never more?
The immigrant whose blood you share
is leaving home once more.
Those evening walks in Galway
as the misty rain came down
and your shelter was that session
on the other side of town
The rides around Killarney’s woods
a fire we found that day
the hallowed place of Fénian men
they could not lock away.
And through the open countryside
you’d wander and you’d roam
with that eerie feeling
that somehow you were home
You’re heading back across the sea
your family is across the fold
But your hearts confused as it can be
‘cause it feels you’re leaving home
Is it some ancient memory
or the fear of never more?
The immigrant whose blood you share
is leaving home once more.
Those last coins in your pocket
now have reached their destiny.
This bar at Shannon airport
is the last site here you’ll see.
It’s time now to return again
to your world of bills and debt
where your children's years go rushing by
and priorities are set.
The chocked up feeling in your throat
the tear you can’t explain
as she gently takes you by the arm
and drags you to the plane.
You’re heading back across the sea
your families across the fold
but your heart’s confused as it can be
‘cause it feels you’re leaving home.
Is it some ancient memory
or the fear of never more?
The immigrant whose blood you share
is leaving home once more.
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