From Clare To Here - Ralph McTell (1976) [Verse] Well there’s four of us who share the room we work hard for the brass.     And getting up late on Sunday. I never get to mass.       [Chorus] 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 it gets further day by day.     It’s a long long way from Clare to here.     [Verse] When Friday night comes around and Eddy’s only in the fighting. My ma would like a letter home but I’m too tired for writing. [Chorus] 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 it gets further day by day.     It’s a long long way from Clare to here.     [Verse] And the only time I feel alright is when I’m into drinking. It eases off the pain a bit and levels out my thinking. [Chorus] 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 it gets further day by day.     It’s a long long way from Clare to here.     [Verse] Well it almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine. I promised I’d be coming back with pockets full of green. [Chorus] 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 it gets further day by day.     It’s a long long way from Clare to here.     [Verse] I dream I hear a piper play maybe it’s emotion. I dream I see white horses dance on that other ocean. [Chorus] 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 it gets further day by day.     It’s a long long way from Clare to here.