Genre: irish
Author/Performer: Christy Moore
I want to reach out
Over the lock
And feel your hand across the water
Walk with you along an unapproved road
Not looking over my shoulder
I wanna see
And I wanna hear
To understand your fears
But we're north and south of the river
I've been doing it wrong
all of my life
This holy town has turned me over
A man on the run from what he didn't understand
As the wind from the Loch
just blew colder and colder
There was a badness that had its way
Love wasn't lost, it just got mislaid
North and south of the river
North and south of the river
Can we stop playing these old tattoos
Darling I don't have the answer
I want to meet you where you are
I don't need you to surrender
There is no feeling so alone
As when the one you're hurting is your own
North and south of the river
Some high ground is not worth taking
And some connections are not worth making
There's an old church bell no longer ringin
And some old songs are not worth singing
North and south of the river
North and south of the river