lirik lagu thousands are sailing – the pogues
the island it is silent now
but the ghosts still haunt the waves
and the torch lights up a famished man
whom fortune could not save
did you work upon the railroad
did you rid the streets of crime
were your dollars from the white house
were they from the five and dime
did the old songs taunt or cheer you
and did they still make you cry
did you count the months and years
or did your teardrops quickly dry
ah, no, says he, ’twas not to be
on a coffin ship i came here
and i never even got so far
that they could change my name
thousands are sailing
across the western ocean
to a land of opportunity
that some of them will never see
fortune prevailing
across the western ocean
their bellies full
their spirits free
they’ll break the chains of poverty
and they’ll dance
in manhattan’s desert twilight
in the death of afternoon
we stepped hand in hand on broadway
like the first man on the moon
and “the blackbird” broke the silence
as you whistled it so sweet
and in brendan behan’s footsteps
i danced up and down the street
then we said goodnight to broadway
giving it our best regards
tipped our hats to mister cohan
dear old times square’s favorite bard
then we raised a gl-ss to jfk
and a dozen more besides
when i got back to my empty room
i suppose i must have cried
thousands are sailing
again across the ocean
where the hand of opportunity
draws tickets in a lottery
postcards we’re mailing
of sky-blue skies and oceans
from rooms the daylight never sees
where lights don’t glow on christmas trees
but we dance to the music
and we dance
thousands are sailing
across the western ocean
where the hand of opportunity
draws tickets in a lottery
where e’er we go, we celebrate
the land that makes us refugees
from fear of priests with empty plates
from guilt and weeping effigies
and we dance
lirik lagu lainnya :
- kumpulan lirik lagu black sand › lirik lagu river soul – black sand
- kumpulan lirik lagu husky aus › lirik lagu light a cigarette – husky (aus)
- kumpulan lirik lagu vytautas praskevicius › lirik lagu aš neisiu ta gatve – vytautas praškevičius
- kumpulan lirik lagu kuzu mellow › lirik lagu self-esteem – kuzu mellow
- kumpulan lirik lagu bob luman › lirik lagu let’s think about livin’ – bob luman
- kumpulan lirik lagu cecily renns › lirik lagu priestess (yr painting of my life) – cecily renns
- kumpulan lirik lagu carl belew › lirik lagu i can’t forget – carl belew
- kumpulan lirik lagu ryan oakes aviva › lirik lagu ground zero – ryan oakes, aviva
- kumpulan lirik lagu nero da pimp › lirik lagu straight up (tano elizalde diss) – ñero da pimp
- kumpulan lirik lagu dua lipa › lirik lagu disco fever – dua lipa