i wont forget the night in memphis tennessee
we danced beneath the stars together you and me
we turned on the radio danced the night away
dancing cheek to cheek till the break of  day

stars were shinging brightly lighting up the night
clouds all passing bye pure and so white
we could hear the sea covering the shore
all along the shore coming home once more

everything so peaceful it made the world feel free
i wont forget that night in memphis tennessee
we danced the night away together you and i
cheek to cheek together beneath a starlit sky

duke he was my hound had him since i was three
it was on my birthday daddy he bought duke for me
he became my friend took him every where
no matter where i went duke was always there

we would walk the fields on a sunny day
duke would chase his ball  a game he loved to play
he would chase the birds he was far to slow
when ever he got near in the air would go

i remember oneday there was a tragedy
someone shooting rabbits took duke away from me
the rabbit he turned around tried to runaway
as he pulled the trigger duke got in the way

duke he died that day broke my heart in to
now duke he is heaven in the sky so blue
we will meet again when the angels come for me
once again together duke and i will be

when you have a family you have friends for life
always there for you in troubles and in strife
brothers and your sisters with there bond so strong
right there by your side when ever things go wrong

they will give there love it is aways there
always there for you. show you that they care
a very special bond thats there eternally
this is what you get from a family

i was scared to go to school used to run away
fed up of the bullying that i got each day
scared to go to sleep i would break my heart
when i closed my eyes the bullying would start

didnt tell a soul in case it just got worse
i was just a victim of the bully curse
i reached out to daddy he told me what to do
never walk away let them make a fool of you

look them in eye stay and stand your ground
they will realize its time to turn around
let them runaway like you use to do
turn it all around now there scared of you

met a guy in houston at the rodeo
roping up  a steer with his cowboy show
getting thrown around on  big wild horse
with his riding skill the cowboy stayed the course

he wore a big white stetson and some cowboy boots
knew what he was doing he had cowboy roots
when his show was over  came and talked to  me
told one day a cow girl i would be

he just smiled at gave my heart a glow
learnt me how to ride in a  rodeo
taught me the skills that i would need to know
one day he watch me ride the rodeo

i wont forget the cowboy that i met that day
with his cowboy skill that took my breath away

going  back to Ireland across the Irish sea
the place where i was born that is home to me
with its fields of of green with colors by the score
its where i long to be home again once more

to my friends and family i just long to be
to the place i love that is home to me


the placed where i was raised
spent my younger days
that  in spent with mama
and her loving ways

to the land that i love that makes me feel so free
warms my heart inside  wakes the soul in me
back to all my roots is where i long to be
in my home sweet home across the Irish sea

with its fields of green with colors by the score
is where i long to be home again once  more

daddy was a country boy he loved the country sound
singing in the  bars he would travel all around
write his own song sing them to the crowd
when they sang along it made my daddy proud

they would dance away as he began to sing
singing country  music was his everything
they would dance all night dance the night away
danced to every song till the break of day

next day move along to some other town
play all night long till the sun goes down
singing songs he wrote he loved a country song
everywhere he played the crowds all danced along