Dublin Rain

[Verse 1]
Walking down O'Connell Street alone,
Every bar reminds me you're gone,
The Liffey's dark beneath the lights,
Can't escape these Dublin nights.

[Verse 2]
Your ghost is in the Temple Bar,
Every street knows who we are,
This city holds too much of you,
Don't know what I'm supposed to do.

[Pre-Chorus]
Used to love these cobblestone lanes,
Now they're drowning in the pain.

[Chorus]
It's the Dublin rain falling down,
Washing memories through this town,
Every drop reminds me still,
Of what we had on Grafton's hill,
The Dublin rain won't let me go,
Every street's a picture show,
Can't move on when home won't fade,
Lost in the Dublin rain.

[Verse 3]
Phoenix Park where we first kissed,
Now it's just another place I miss,
Trinity bells still ring at noon,
But they don't sound the same since June.

[Verse 4]
Saw your sister on Dame Street,
She looked away, didn't speak,
This town's become too small for me,
Need to find somewhere to breathe.

[Pre-Chorus]
Used to think I'd never leave,
Now this place won't let me grieve.

[Chorus]
It's the Dublin rain falling down,
Washing memories through this town,
Every drop reminds me still,
Of what we had on Grafton's hill,
The Dublin rain won't let me go,
Every street's a picture show,
Can't move on when home won't fade,
Lost in the Dublin rain.

[Verse 5]
My ma says I should stay and fight,
Says running won't make things right,
But every corner holds your face,
Need to find another place.

[Verse 6]
Packed my bags this afternoon,
Booked a flight that leaves at noon,
Maybe London, maybe Spain,
Anywhere without this pain.

[Bridge]
They say home is where the heart is,
But mine broke into a thousand pieces,
Scattered round these Dublin streets,
Can't stay where we used to be.

[Final Chorus]
It's the Dublin rain falling down,
Can't stay in this haunted town,
Every drop reminds me still,
Of what we lost on Grafton's hill,
The Dublin rain won't let me go,
But I can't watch this picture show,
Time to leave and start again,
Goodbye to the Dublin rain.

[Outro]
One last look at Halfpenny Bridge,
One last walk where memories live,
The plane departs in an hour or two,
Dublin, I'm finally over you,
But I'll miss the rain.

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