^GMust it take a life for hatful eyes ^ETo glisten once again ^CFive hundred years like Gelignite ^EHave blown us all ^Dto hell ^GWhat savior rests while on his cross we die ^EForgotten freedom burns ^CHas the Shepard led his lambs astray ^Eto the bigot and ^Dthe gun

Must it ^Ctake a life for ^Ghateful eyes To ^Cglisten once ^Dagain Cause we ^Gfind our^Cselves in the ^Esame old mess Singin' ^Gdrunken ^Dlulla^Gbies

I watch and stare as Rosin`s eyes Turn a darker shade of red And the bullet with this sniper lie In their bloody gutless cell Must we starve on crumbs from long ago Through these bars of men made steel Is it a great or little thing we fought Knelt the conscience blessed to kill Must it take a life for hateful eyes To glisten once again Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess Singin' drunken lullabies

Ah, but ^Cmaybe it`s the ^Dway you were ^Gtaught Or ^Cmaybe it`s the ^Dway we ^Gfought But a ^Csmile never ^Dgrins without ^Gtears to ^Cbegin For each kiss is a ^Dcry we all ^Glost Though ^Cnothing left to ^Ggain But for the ^Cbanshee that stole the ^Dgrave Cause we ^Gfind our^Cselves in the ^Esame old mess Singin' ^Gdrunken ^Dlulla^Gbies

I sit in and dwell on faces past Like memories seem to fade No colour left but black and white And soon will all turn grey But may these shadows rise to walk again With lessons truly learnt When the blossom flowers in each our hearts Shall beat a new found flame Must it take a life for hateful eyes To glisten once again Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess Singin' drunken lullabies

Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies