Upstarts And Broken Hearts

Artists : Dropkick Murphys : Upstarts And Broken Hearts

I once met a young girl filled with fire,
That saw through my front
to this shell of a man.
She knew I'd be a handful from the start,
This strong willed woman
had an angel's heart.
The holes in these wings
don't allow me to fly
so you'd better brace for a life of pain.
And if fate is the path to this better life
somehow I feel you'll never see the faces change


Through thick and thin,
She stood by you.
She held the key to my broken heart.

I look back and wonder, sit and ponder,
how I could have ever neglected you.
For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field,
I gambled on a hand I wasn't ready to lose.
But if the tables were turned
and I faced the troubles,
tough times and struggles I put you through.
I'd have been there as you were
through hardship and horror.
My life and my love are pledged to you.

Remember the nights she
waited and wondered,
fused to a myth that it had taken it's toll.
But this Godless man has mended his way,
Never again will she be alone.

I remember it well,
still I always knew that she
was destined to be my bride.
This woman had pride, she was full of life.
I could see the passion in her eyes.
She thought she found a man,
But she fell for the devil,
an evil monster in disguise.
Now I'll honor and obey, forever stay.
True to you, my Irish rose.