pray to the eagles of ireland

there are eyes upon the hills

there are eyes behind the trees

everybody knows my name

but nobody knows me

the church bells ring at seven

and the birds begin to cry

i put my hands together

and i look up at the sky

pray to the eagles of ireland

pray before they come down

pray to the eagles of ireland

they're always watching from the clouds

i used to walk beside the river

with my little hands held tight

mother told me don't go wandering

when the eagles take their flight

i never saw them catch the others

i just heard them when they screamed

and everybody said it happened

like it was something from a dream

there's a little house of stone

where they tell you what is right

there's a little golden candle

that stays burning through the night

i don't know what i'm supposed to be

i don't know what they want

i only know they call me strange

when i do what they don't

pray to the eagles of ireland

pray before they come down

pray to the eagles of ireland

keep your little head down

i'm the rabbit in the garden

i'm the mouse beneath the floor

i can hear them in the branches

and they're waiting at the door

they say

"be good"

"be quiet"

"be clean"

"be kind"

"be ours"

but i don't want to be an eagle

and i don't want to be prey

i just want to leave this little town

before they make me stay

oh, ireland, ireland

why do you know my name?

the ocean keeps on calling me

but the hills all look the same

the church bells ring again

and i can hear the wings

i close my eyes and count to ten

and hope they don't see me

pray to the eagles of ireland

pray before they come down

pray to the eagles of ireland

there's nowhere safe in this town

pray, pray, pray

to the things above

pray, pray, pray

if that's what you call love

the eagle circles overhead

the little bird looks up

and for the first time

she doesn't pray