The Place Where The Rivers Run
I'm backing up the lorry, can't wait for night to come
I'm sweeping out the back yard on a Friday afternoon
We'll gather round the players and we'll head off for the stars
Pack the van with poetry, drums and the guitars
We'll take Billy for the whisky, Willie for the door
We'll take Mary Kate and Lizzy for the dancing round the floor
We'll turn this empty hall into a city full of lights
And lift the summer spirits through the passing of the night
There was laughing, and there were tears
There were so many shattered hopes and dreams
But there was treasure and 40 years
In the place where the rivers run
We'll hammer on the two-step, we'll lay it on the snare
Romancing the accordion, waltzing out the aires
These sacred swaying anthems, within our lover's grasp
Stripping down the willow to the footsteps of the past
There was laughing, and there were tears
There were so many shattered hopes and dreams
But there was treasure and 40 years
In the place where the rivers run
We were kings and queens, the reels go round
It's the badge of our culture, say it loud
And it's all in the gift of the young and the proud
In the place where the rivers run
We're loading out the back door, now the hour is come
Driving through the black hills with the red and rising Sun
There's a river and a distance, far as eyes can see
Home by Kyle and Broadford round by Memphis Tennessee
There was laughing, and there were tears
There were so many shattered hopes and dreams
But there was treasure and 40 years
In the place where the rivers run
In the place where the rivers run
In the place where the rivers run
Lugar Onde os Rios Correm
Recuo o caminhão, mal posso esperar a noite chegar
Varro o quintal numa tarde de sexta-feira
Reuniremos os músicos e partiremos rumo às estrelas
Encheremos a van com poesia, bateria e guitarras
Levevaremos Billy pelo uísque, Willie pela porta
Levevaremos Mary Kate e Lizzy para dançar pelo salão
Transformaremos este salão vazio numa cidade cheia de luzes
E elevaremos os espíritos do verão através da passagem da noite
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos
No lugar onde os rios correm
Bateremos no ritmo dois-passos, tocaremos na caixa
Romanceando o acordeão, valsando as melodias
Estes hinos sagrados e ondulantes, ao alcance do nosso amor
Desnudando o salgueiro aos passos do passado
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos
No lugar onde os rios correm
Éramos reis e rainhas, os "reels" giram
É o emblema da nossa cultura, digam em voz alta
E tudo está no dom dos jovens e orgulhosos
No lugar onde os rios correm
Estamos saindo pela porta dos fundos, a hora chegou
Dirigindo pelas colinas escuras com o Sol vermelho e nascente
Há um rio e uma distância, até onde os olhos podem ver
Lar perto de Kyle e Broadford, lá por Memphis Tennessee
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos
No lugar onde os rios correm
No lugar onde os rios correm
No lugar onde os rios correm