"You are at war"

lyrics from the song written in 1979

raising the water

spilling it on your knees

hoping you would not freeze

you started your day

crawling to england

over the irish soil

fighting a war of tears

that crowded your eyes

you are a princess

i am a prison fool

they will not let me live

but you are at war

gold hair beneath me

memory of your smile

captive but all the while

i know that i'm free

playing the beggar

you are within the walls

suddenly someone calls

i know that its you

tear down the fortress

ride on the wind tonight

we do not have to fight

the forces of love