Each time on my leaving home
I run back to my mother's arms,
One last hold and then it's over.
Watching me, you know I cry,
You wave a kiss to say goodbye,
Feel the sky fall down upon me!
All I am, a child with promises
All I have, are miles full of promises of home.
If only I could stay with you,
My train moves on, you're gone from view,
Now I must wait until it's over.
Days will pass, your words to me,
It seems so long; eternity,
But I must wait until it's over.
I run back to my mother's arms,
One last hold and then it's over.
You wave a kiss to say goodbye,
Feel the sky fall down upon me!
All I have, are miles full of promises of home.
My train moves on, you're gone from view,
Now I must wait until it's over.
It seems so long; eternity,
But I must wait until it's over.
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Such a touching song. Everytime I hear this song, I miss my mom.
Pretty sure this song is about going away from your home for a while. She talks about her mom, but it can about anybody or group of people your leaving for a long time. One of my favorite Enya songs.
From Enya's "Only Time: The Collection":
"War carries with it inevitable sadness. This is the song of the grief of a child evacuee, of the separation of the child from mother and father. Unfortunately it is not a song that belongs only to the past."
I love this song...
im fourteen years old, and im into hardcore metal/thrash metal but this album (shepherd moons) came out when i was born and my mom used to listen to this album all the time when i was a baby and i still listen to it all the time...every night. and it never gets boring. i love enya. thank u enya. personally enya remindes me of my mom and also a very special girl i love more than anything...but she doesnt love me back so it hurts sometimes listening to enya...