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We ran down to the border
Amid the chaos and disorder.
We were looking for a better life
And I was planning on you being my wife.

With our minds so full of schemes
To break down the old regime.
A new order would be guaranteed
And our hearts were bent on liberty.

Now I'm looking back trying to figure what it all means
Tonight I'll see you on my dreams.
And we'll run once more to the Border
And I'll hold you in my arms again

We marched a thousand miles for truth
In that summer of our youth
We got our freedom to some degree
But without you it means nothing to me

And I can still recall the day
That we rushed the barricades
Sometimes it's like you're still here with me
And I wonder on what might have been

And now there's a border in my mind
It has me trapped here in time
All of those feelings oh so long ago
If only I could just let you know.

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from A Day Before the War (acoustic version), released June 28, 2014
℗ Ian Rooke 2014 at The Bunker
© Ian Rooke 2010

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Ian Rooke Birmingham, UK

“Ian Rooke writes lyrics with bite, tunes with hooks, songs that make their point and make it well.” Folk Words Magazine 2014.

Singer songwriter from Birmingham. Has appeared at a number of folk festivals including Perthshire Amber, Harborough and Isle of Arran. Reached semi finals of UK Songwriters Competition 2012. ... more

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