February 17, 2010

  • Learn ta Stand

    as a wee little lad
    me fatha told me "son
    ya musta learn ta stand
    and when ya stand stand tall
    'cause in the end
    all men fall
    ya'll fall with the best'a men
    ya may's well fall down hard"

    I learnt ta walk'n'talk
    I learnt ta run'n'hide
    I learnt how ta take a stand
    and how ta fall down hard
    'cause in the end
    my fatha fell
    he fell with the best'a men
    I watched him fall down hard

    I learnt my trade with blade
    I learnt my trade with gun
    I learnt when ta take a stand
    and how ta fall down hard
    where my fatha fell
    we fell with the best'a men
    I learnt to fall down hard

    she taught my heart ta beat
    she taught my heart ta live
    then she showed me where ta stand
    and in time I fell into the love
    where my fatha fell
    I fell with the best'a women
    I learnt to fall down hard

    now me wee little lad
    me only blessed son
    ya musta learn to stand
    and when ya stand stand tall
    'cause on my day
    I'll fall hard
    I'll fall like the best'a men
    never to rise again