[Verse 1]
Each time on my leaving home
I run back to my mother’s arms
One last hold and then it’s over
[Verse 2]
Watching me, you know I cry
You wave a kiss to say goodbye
Feel the sky fall down upon me
[Chorus]
All I am
A child with promises
All I have
Are miles full of promises of home
[Verse 3]
If only I could stay with you
My train moves on, you’re gone from view
Now I must wait until it’s over
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
All I am
A child with promises
All I have
Are miles full of promises of home
[Verse 4]
Days will pass, your words to me
It seems so long, eternity
But I must wait until it’s over
Evacuee was written by Enya.
Evacuee was produced by Nicky Ryan.
According to Enya.sk, Enya revealed in a 1992 interview for Jazziz Magazine that this was about the bombing of London and a little girl recounting the story of her separation from and subsequent reunion with her parents :
Well, this is based in London in the Blitz during the war. While she was rela...