Ralph McTell - From Clare to Here lyrics

There's four who share this room as
We work hard for the crack
And sleeping late on Sundays I
Never get 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 grows further by the day
It's a long way from Clare to here

When Friday comes around Terry's
Only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home
But I'm too tired for writing

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

It almost breaks my heart when
I think of Josephine
I told her 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 grows further by the day
It's a long way from Clare to here

And the only time I feel alright
Is when I'm into drinking
It sort of eases the pain of
It and 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 grows further by the day
It's a long way from Clare to here

I sometimes hear a fiddle play
Or maybe it's 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 grows further by the day
It's a long way from Clare to here

It's a long, long way from Clare to here