Now, four share the room
And they work hard for the crack
And gettin' up late on Sunday
I never get to mass
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Oh, it's a long, long way
Gettin' further day by day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
When Friday night comes 'round
We're always into fightin'
My mom would like a letter home
But I'm too tired for writin'
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Oh, it's a long, long way
Gettin' further day by day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
And the only time I feel alright
Is when I'm into drinkin'
It eases of the pain of it
And levels out my thinkin'
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Oh, it's a long, long way
Gettin' further day by day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
And it almost breaks my heart
When I think of Josephine
I promised I'd be coming back
With pockets full of green
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Oh, it's a long, long way
Gettin' further day by day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
I thought I heard a piper play
Maybe it's a notion
I dreamed I saw wild horses dance
Upon a foreign ocean
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Oh, it's a long, long way
Gettin' further day by day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way from Clare to here