Nanci Griffith - From Clare To Here lyrics

Four who shared this room
We were caught up in the craic
Sleeping late on Sundays and we
Never got to Mass

It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way
It gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

When Friday comes around we're
Only into fighting
My Ma would like a letter home
But, I'm too tired for writing chorus

It almost breaks my heart when
I think of my family
I told them I'd be coming home
With my pockets full of green

It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way
It gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

The only time I feel alright
Is when I'm into drinking
It can sort of ease the pain of
It and it levels out my thinking

It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way
It gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

I sometimes hear the fiddles play
Maybe it's just a notion
I dream I see white horses
Dance upon that other ocean

It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way
It gets further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here