All I Remember (2021)

[Verse 1]
I was lured by the rocking horse
Sweets and the bualadh bos
Fifty wild boys to a room
Sing "Lámh Lámh Eile", the dish ran away with the spoon
Black shoes and stockings for those who say don't
Blue is the colour outside
God made the world and
The snake tempted Eve and she died
Wild Christian brothers sharpening their leathers
Learn it by heart, that's the rule
All I remember is dreading September and school

[Chorus]
And they made me for better or worse
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
And they gave me their blessings or curse
It wasn't their fault it was me
The one that you see

[Verse 2]
The priest in confession condemns my obsession
With thoughts that I didn't invite
He mumble and stutter
Slam down the shutter
Goodnight
Stainless as steel
You know how I feel
Someone shoot me while my soul is clen
I don't think I'll last
My vow to abstain it's obscene
Arch-confraternity men to the fight
Raise up your banners on high
Searching for grace
Securing my place
When I die

[Chorus]
And they made me for better or worse
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
And they gave me their blessings or curse
It wasn't their fault it was me
The one that you see

[Post-Chorus]
God kept a very close eye on me
Hung round my bed in the darkness, spied on me
Caught me in the long grass so often, he died for me

[Verse 4]
Ballrooms of romance in Salthill or Mallow
I stood like John Wayne by the wall
Lined up like cattle, we waited to do battle and fall
Oh, you can't wine and dine her in an old Morris Minor
But ask her before it's too late
I danced on her toes - accepted rejection as my fate
Drink was my saviour, it made me much braver
But I couldn't hold it too well
Threw up on the coach it ruined my approach when I fell

[Chorus]
And they made me for better or worse
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
And they gave me their blessings and curse
It wasn't their fault it was me
The one that you see

[Outro]
God kept a very close eye on me
Oh God he kept a very close eye on me
God she kept a very close eye on me
God they kept a very close eye on me