I was born in londonderry

I was born in derry city too

Oh what a special child

To see such things and still to smile

I know that there was something wrong

But I kept my head down and carried on

I grew up in enniskillen

I grew up in inis ceathlain too

Oh what a clever boy

To watch your hometown be destroyed

I know that would not stay long

So I kept my head down and carried on

Who cares where national borders lie

Who cares whose laws you're governed by

Who cares what name you call a town

Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground

From the corner of my eye

A hint of blue in the black sky

A ray of hope a beam of light

An end to thirty years of night

The church bells ring the children sing

What is this strange and beautiful thing

It's the sunrise

Can you see the sunrise

I can see the sunrise

It's the sunrise