I was born in londonderry
I was born in derry city too
Oh what a special child
To see such things and still to smile
I know that there was something wrong
But i kept my head down and carried on

I grew up in enniskillen
I grew up in inis ceathlain too
Oh what a clever boy
To watch your hometown be destroyed
I know that would not stay long
So i kept my head down and carried on

Who cares where national borders lie
Who cares whose laws you're governed by
Who cares what name you call a town
Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground

From the corner of my eye
A hint of blue in the black sky
A ray of hope, a beam of light
An end to thirty years of night
The church-bells ring, the children sing
What is this strange and beautiful thing
It's the sunrise
Can you see the sunrise?
I can see the sunrise