1.

'Twas fifteen years or more
I left sweet Shannon's
Lovely shore.
The autumn shades
And leafy glades
Of ash and sycamore,
White horses ride
Upon the tide
As winter storms do roar.
And grass so green
All in the spring
I ne'er will see no more.
For 'twas not for
Want of friendship
That so far away I roamed.
No heinous crime
Did me incline
To wander o'er the foam.
No taxman's threat
Nor mounting debt
Has me here on my own,
But fortune, fate,
And riches great
I ne'er would see at home.

1st Chorus

And they tell me
There's good prospects
Of promotion,
But deep inside
I don't believe it's true.
Better by far
Be back beside the ocean.
Sweet Shannon flowing
Deep and wide and true.
Each night goes by
I lie and dream of you.

2.

Now in this land
The sun and sand
Can burn your body brown.
And not a tree
For miles to see
The desert's all around.
No birds do sing,
No sign of spring
On any leafy bough.
But all is withered,
Dry and shivered
Like my spirit is now.
But each weekend
I still pretend
I'm happy and content,
You lonely moon
You fill my room
You know the nights I've spent,
I place my dreams
Upon your beams
And wish on every star.
And linger near
The phone to hear
That voice come from afar.

2nd Chorus
And to keep me here
They've hiked up
What I'm earning.
And make me offers
That I can't refuse.
Though I am sick
And for my home I'm yearning,
I'll wait another year
And then I'll go.
Each night goes by
I lie and dream of you.

3rd Chorus

But I know
That there's a flight home
If I'll take it.
When I'm missing you
I something think I'll go,
The wet Atlantic breeze
Upon our faces.
The kiss that lingers
On my lips and brow.
Each night goes by
I lie and dream of you.