Martin Byrne

VERSE 1

I’VE BEEN A RAMBLER AND A ROVER

I’VE PLAYED MY SHARE OF THE GAME

TRAVELING THE WHOLE WORLD OVER

SEARCHING FOR FORTUNE AND FAME

JUST LIKE THE SWALLOWS IN SPRINGTIME

OR A RIVER THAT RUNS TO THE SEA

WHEN I HEAR THE CALL OF MY HOMELAND

THERE’S NO PLACE THAT ID RATHER BE

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CALLING ME HOME SWEET HOME

THAT’S WHERE I LONG TO BE

BACK IN THE ARMS OF A LOVED ONE

I KNOW HE’S WAITING FOR ME

WHEN ALL THE BRIGHT LIGHTS HAVE FADED

AND THE BAND HAVE PACKED UP AND GONE

THEN ALL OF MY THOUGHTS TURN INWARD

TO THE LOVE THAT IS CALLING ME HOME

SWEET HOME SWEET HOME

VERSE 2

LIFE ON THE ROAD CAN BE LONELY

THE JOURNEY CAN SEEM SO LONG

THE FOOTLIGHTS CAN SHINE SO BRIGHTLY

AS YOU SING THE WORDS OF YOUR SONG

NO MATTER HOW FAR I MAY TRAVEL

IN THIS LAND OR OVER THE SEA

I LONG FOR MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

AND THE LOVE THAT IS CALLING TO ME

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WORDS AND MUSIC BY MARTIN BYRNE