On Clarke’s Hill (L)

On Clarke’s Hill, it’s Saturday morning
Old church is humming with a thousand stories
Irish ghosts are flying round the ceiling
Can’t see them but I’ll bet they’re all smiling along

Hear them saying, ” We’ll see you back on that road.”
Ah yes, keep walking on down your road
Keep your hearts wide open for the love that comes to kindle your souls

In Warrnambool, a young heart burning
Felt the call of the whole world turning
I see her still on the Turkish border
Calm and open like a bird on water that flows

There she was just walking on down her road
Ah yes, walking on down that road
With her heart wide open for the love that came to kindle her soul

Mullingar’s sweet ancient myths
Weave their magic like a much sought kiss
Poetry and the spell of song
Feed the heart of one too long from home

Once more, time to head down that road
Ah yes, keep walking on down your road
Keep your heart wide open for the love that’s come to kindle your soul

Do you feel the pull of those soft, strong forces?
That lead you here after all your choices
To find there’s one voice you seek most often
One touch, you find yourself longing to feel

Keep walking, together on down that road
Ah yes, together on down that road
With your hearts wide open for the love came to kindle your souls

After all you’ve seen and wondered
After all the miles your hearts have wandered
The time is right to stop and linger
To say, “There’s this that I believe in – it’s true”

This day. take some time off that road
Ah yes. share some time off that road
With your hearts wide open to the love we give to kindle your souls

Look around at these familiar faces
Recall a tale every rich line traces
The drifting yams in half remembered places
Let there be laughter and warm embraces and tears

Then so long, we’ll see you off on your road
Bon voyage, we’ll wave you off on your road
With our hearts wide open with the love you gave to kindle our souls