Far Americay - Solas

I asked what he was thinkin' but he hadn't much to say

The revelry died down now we'd reached the break of day

God knows it's not for glory son we just have to make some room

Oh my heart will surely break for you sweet treasure of my womb

With four and twenty shillings we sent him on his way

Now my blood runs through the mountains of far Americay

From a rocky mountain mine camp came a message here tonight

He said the mountain gives him hope

These days to break the reach of night

He says to tell the young ones that he seldom sees the moon

That the noise could wake the dead out there

He'll send some money soon

But there's light down in those tunnels

Oh it's gonna be okay

My blood sweats through the mountains of far Americay

From a rocky mountain mine camp came a letter here today

He says the winds of change are blowing

A little warmer every day

Says he fell in love with liberty

A girl we all once knew

She comes from good people and he says she loves him too

That blood ran down those rivers

What a heavy price to pay

So far now from the ocean in far Americay

Far Americay

How young love it meanders through far Americay