Streets Of This Town
Rob Halligan - From the CD 'Dark Clouds Fighting' and 'Dancing With Seagulls'

No-one stops the sun from shining
No matter what they try
And no-one stops the rain from falling
to wash the tears from our eyes
they can push, they can shove, they can kick
Thet can try and knock us down
But we will rise with hope and pride on the streets
On the streets of this town

And all of our hopes
All of our promises
All of our dreams are in you
On the streets of this town

We can't turn the hands of time
To wash the pain away
But we can learn that clouded skies
Can clear again to a brighter day
You took all our tears and all our pain
And you carried them down
Every road and every avenue
Every street, every street of this town

And all of our hopes
All of our promises
All of our dreams are in you
On the streets of this town

I stood in the centre of broadway
Without a yellow cab in sight
I stood alone of fith avenue
With the sun in my eyes
As the city kneels in silence
To hear itself cry
Was it the dirt or was it the pain
That bought tears to my eyes
On the streets of this town

And all of our hopes
All of our promises
All of our dreams are in you
On the streets of this town

© Rob Halligan 2001