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Every Beat Of My Heart Lyrics
Through these misty eyes
I see lonely skies
Lonely road to Babylon
Where's my family
And my country
Heaven knows where I belong
Pack my bags tonight
Here's one Jacobite
Who must leave or surely die
Put me on a train
In the pouring rain
Say farewell but don't say goodbye
Chorus:
Seagull carry me, over land and sea
To my own folk, that's where I want to be
Every beat of my heart
Tears me further apart
I'm lost and alone in the dark
I'm going home
One more glass of wine
Just for auld lang syne
And the girl I left behind
How I miss her now
In my darkest hour
And the way our arms entwine
Chorus
And we'll drink a toast
To the blood red rose
Cheer a while the Emerald Isle
And to the northern lights
And the swirling pipes
How they make a grown man cry
Chorus
I see lonely skies
Lonely road to Babylon
And my country
Heaven knows where I belong
Here's one Jacobite
Who must leave or surely die
In the pouring rain
Say farewell but don't say goodbye
Seagull carry me, over land and sea
To my own folk, that's where I want to be
Every beat of my heart
Tears me further apart
I'm lost and alone in the dark
I'm going home
Just for auld lang syne
And the girl I left behind
In my darkest hour
And the way our arms entwine
To the blood red rose
Cheer a while the Emerald Isle
And the swirling pipes
How they make a grown man cry
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tis a beatiful song bout a beautiful countryand wot it means to u and how hoew can miss it wen u are awayfrom it everything aboutit it's beauty and all the beeautiful wonderful people in it
I wonder about this song as I had always believed this was about the war to reestablish Charles as the catholic king of Great Britain -the blood red rose; the emerald isle and so on. Rod even refers to him self as a 'jacobite'. However there is suddenly a train in the middle of it. Can anyone tell me why?
One of my favourite Rod Stewart's songs. It might be about Scotland and such but for me, as an immigrant growing up in foreign land, this song signifies how I miss my birthplace with friends and ex-romantic partners. It is certainly the song to yearn for your hometown when you are away from it for so long.