Lyrics The Town I Loved so Well - Donna Taggart
In
my
memory,
i
will
always
see,
the
town
that
i
have
loved
so
well.
Where
our
school
played
ball
by
the
gas
yard
well,
and
they
laughed
through
the
smoke
and
the
smell.
Going
home
in
the
rain,
running
up
the
dark
line.
Past
the
jail,
and
down
behind
the
fountain.
Those
were
the
happy
days,
in
so
many,
many
ways,
in
the
town
i
loved
so
well.
In
the
early
morning,
the
shirt
factory
horn,
called
women
from
creggan,
the
moor,
and
the
bog.
While
the
men
on
the
dole
played
a
mother's
role.
Fed
the
children
and
then
walked
the
dog.
And
when
times
got
tough
there
was
just
about
enough.
And
they
saw
it
through
without
complaining,
for
deep
inside
was
a
burning
pride,
in
the
town
i
loved
so
well.
There
was
music
there
in
the
Derry
air,
like
a
language
that
we
all
could
understand.
I
remember
the
day
that
i
earned
my
first
pick-up
band.
There
i
spent
my
youth,
and
to
tell
you
the
truth,
i
was
sad
to
leave
it
all
behind
me.
For
i
learned
about
life,
and
i
found
a
wife,
in
the
town
i
loved
so
well.
But
when
i
returned,
how
my
eyes
have
burned.
To
see
how
a
town
could
be
brought
to
it's
knees.
By
the
armoured
cars
and
the
bombed-out
bars,
and
the
gas
that
hangs
on
to
every
breeze.
Now
the
army's
installed
by
that
old
gas
yard
wall,
and
the
damned
bared
wire
gets
higher
and
higher.
With
thier
tanks
and
their
guns,
oh
my
god,
what
have
they
done,
to
the
town
i
loved
so
well.
Now
the
music's
gone
but
they
carry
on.
For
their
spirit's
been
bruised,
never
broken.
But
they
will
not
forget,
but
their
hearts
are
set
on
tomorrow
and
peace
once
again.
For
what's
done
is
done
and
what's
won
is
won.
And
what's
lost
is
lost
and
gone
forever.
I
can
only
pray
for
a
bright,
brand
new
day,
in
the
town
i
love
so
well.
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