Lamas Faure Songtext
von Chris Difford

We caught the ferry from Stranraer to Larne
Over the great waves out under the stars
To sleep in a cabin and look for the shore
At six in the morning, when I was a boy
Mother would lead me and take me in her hand
Combing my parting while back on dry land
We caught the showers that fell on the beach
Sunshine we dreamt of was so out of reach


On Irish mountains the coaches would climb
We′d write our postcards as the drivers unwind
And mother was drinking with her friends at the bar
I'd run around them but I wouldn′t go far
We caught the ocean that flew on the wind
We sat together and we let the day end
She prayed in her silence for all who she knew
This beautiful landscape was all for my view

And mother would take me to see Lammas Fair
Gypsies would see me and they'd play with my hair
I heard my fortune told so simply there
The rain was falling on the heather and gorse
I had my ice cream with the chocolate sauce
Father was frowning with a bag on his back
The happier he got, the more that he drank
Fiddles were playing in the opposite barn
I had my crisps and lemonade in the car

Down to the causeway where the giants once roamed
I chased the crabs just before they got stoned
My father, my mother, my brothers and me
So young and simple in my memory
I was young and simple and free