Pogues

It was christmas eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me: won't see another one And then they sang a song The rare old mountain dew I turned my face away and dreamed about you Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one I've got a feeling This year's for me and you So happy christmas I love you baby I can see a better time Where all our dreams come true. They got cars big as bars They got rivers of gold But the wind goes right through you It's no place for the old When you first took my hand on a cold christmas eve You promised me broadway was waiting for me You were handsome you were pretty Queen of new york city when the band finished playing they yelled out for more Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing We kissed on a corner Then danced through the night. The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn23. And the boys from the nypd choir were singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out for christmas day. .

Fairytale of New York lyrics

A Pair Of Brown Eyes2. Both the book and the novel adress the same subject: New York's hollow dream and the emptyness that belies the showy lifestyle of its inhabitents. I like the way the last verse seems to tie the two different melodies of the song together. Love You 'Till the End13. I could have been someone Well so could anyone You took my dreams from me When I first found you I kept them with me babe I put them with my own Can't make it out alone I've built my dreams around you And the boys of the nypd choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells are ringing out For christmas day. It's possible they are still together, but I think it's not likely. They are also both now older and have serious drug problems he, alcohol, she, heroin.

Fairy Tale of New York (with Lyrics)

General CommentThe key is the last line of the first verse. Dunleavy, and Shane named the song after it was written. The Sunnyside Of The Street26. If I Should Fall From Grace With God11. Boys from the County Hell6. And the boys of the nypd choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For christmas day.

NO USE FOR A NAME

General Commentthis song made me cry the first time I heard it. General CommentFairytale of New York was named after the novel of the same name, by J. A Pair Of Brown Eyes - Edit3. . This is just a preview! Young Ned Of The HillThe Pogues Lyrics provided by SongLyrics. The Body of an American20.

The Pogues

Yet somehow, as the bells ring out for Christmas Day, they realise how much they depend on one another. He may be drunk and she may be cold, but their dreams still belong together. I think she was the great love of his life, and he is dreaming that he is talking to her. A Rainy Night In SoHo4. General CommentI've always seen it as the song of a couple who start off remembering the past on Christmas Eve, then get into a long argument and scream at everyone how much they hate each other. .