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11 Sep 12 - 12:47 PM (#3402865) Subject: Req: Where the ancient stone promise still stands From: GUEST Where the ancient stone promise still stands Where the past and the present entwine And we live at the edge of the line Anyone know the song thiese lines are from |
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11 Sep 12 - 09:10 PM (#3403118) Subject: Where the ancient stone promise still st From: Joe Offer I moved the above message from the FAQ. |
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09 Mar 20 - 12:20 PM (#4038556) Subject: Lyr Add: BREAKING THE LINE (Frank Hennessy) From: GUEST Hi, I wonder would it be from "Breaking the Line", written by Frank Hennessy (of Welsh/Irish descent). Galleon, an Irish Folk band recorded it and had similar words as follows: I’m a farmer by nature and trade I survive by the plough and the blade, As our Fathers before us have done, each one minding the land for his Son. All I know are these fields close to the sea, This parcel of land that was passed down to me, Where the past and the present entwine And we try to hold on to the line. You’re “sat on a fortune”, they say Could sell up and move on any day But the businessman can’t understand How my soul is tied into the land. And those fellows in Brussels Are flexing their muscles And the Bank says its time to "call time". God it’s driving me out of my mind For it's I who’ll be breaking the line. Generations have toiled down the years And it oftentimes brings me to tears When I think of those links to the past And consider that I’d be the last. And I can’t help but feel I’ve left everyone down Now my children will have to grow up in the town, For I’ve lost what was theirs, what was mine See it’s I who'll be breaking the line. Yes, I’ve lost what was theirs, what was mine, And it’s I who’ll be breaking the line. |
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09 Mar 20 - 04:46 PM (#4038607) Subject: RE: Where the ancient stone promise still stands From: GUEST,henryp Great spot - I hope the guest is still waiting! BREAKING THE LINE — Frank wrote this in response to the terrible hardship being faced by so many farming families, especially among our friends in West Wales. Released on The Hennessys Homecoming 2000 - HFG Records HFG 02 CD |