very moving lyrics. you can imagine Dave King's emotions of having to stay in the US due to emigration issues. His widowed mother was alone in Ireland and then had a series of strokes. After 8 years he returned but she didn't know who he was. tough story but that's the stuff that really drives great writing. "Don't turn your back on me. Don't ever let me down. She said, I picked you up before you ever hit the ground..." etc.
very moving lyrics. you can imagine Dave King's emotions of having to stay in the US due to emigration issues. His widowed mother was alone in Ireland and then had a series of strokes. After 8 years he returned but she didn't know who he was. tough story but that's the stuff that really drives great writing. "Don't turn your back on me. Don't ever let me down. She said, I picked you up before you ever hit the ground..." etc.