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Well I dident see much future
When I left the Christian Brothers School
So I waved it goodbye with a wistful smile
An I left the girls of Tuam
Sometimes when I'm reminiscing
I see the pre-fabs and my old friends
An I know that they'll be changed or gone
by the time I get home again
An I wish I was on that N17
(Stone walls and the grass is green)
Travellin with just my thoughts and dreams
Well the oul-fella left me to Shannon
Was the last time I travelled that road
And as we turned left at Claregalway
I could feel a lump in my throat
As I picture the thousands of times
That I travelled that well-worn track
I know that things will be different
If I ever decide to go back
An I wish.....
Now as I tumble down highways
Or filthy, over-crowded trains
There's no-one to talk to in transit
So I sit there and day-dream in vain
Behind all these muddled-up problems
Of living on a foreign soil
I can still see the twists, the turns in the road
From the Square to the town of the tribes
An I wish I was on that N17.......
When I left the Christian Brothers School
So I waved it goodbye with a wistful smile
An I left the girls of Tuam
Sometimes when I'm reminiscing
I see the pre-fabs and my old friends
An I know that they'll be changed or gone
by the time I get home again
An I wish I was on that N17
(Stone walls and the grass is green)
Travellin with just my thoughts and dreams
Was the last time I travelled that road
And as we turned left at Claregalway
I could feel a lump in my throat
As I picture the thousands of times
That I travelled that well-worn track
I know that things will be different
If I ever decide to go back
An I wish.....
Or filthy, over-crowded trains
There's no-one to talk to in transit
So I sit there and day-dream in vain
Behind all these muddled-up problems
Of living on a foreign soil
I can still see the twists, the turns in the road
From the Square to the town of the tribes
An I wish I was on that N17.......
Song Info
Submitted by
jjpw On Dec 26, 2007
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The N17 is the major road running from Sligo to Galway. At a left-hand turn in Claregalway the N17 joins the N18 which itself carries on to Shannon Airport. The N17 is the road a young person leaving the west of Ireland would likely take when emigrating.
Thanks for the explaination JJ. This explains a lot. I always thought it was a bus number. lol. Thx again. Great song
Thanks for the explaination JJ. This explains a lot. I always thought it was a bus number. lol. Thx again. Great song
What the fuck are you JJPW? Mapquest? Hahah
Just an explanation to people who are not aware of the significance of this road to the West of Ireland, that's all!
Ohh okay Just wondering! =]