[Verse]
Oh, when I was young and I was in my day,
I could of stole what woman's heart there was away,
I'd sing and dance till morning blaze away until the dawning,
Long before I was the man you see today.

I was born beneath the stars that promised all,
I could have lived my life between Cork Cobh and Youghal,
But the Wheel of Fortune took me from the highest point it shook me,
By the bottle living by the bottle I shall fall.

[Chorus]
There on the mirror on the wall,
I see the dreams fading,
From the contender to the brawl,
The Ring, The Rose, The Matador is raving.

[Verse]
And when I die, I'll die a drunk down in the street,
You can count me out till ten and clear defeat,
Wrap the Starry Plough around me and let the piper's air resound me,
There I'll rest until the Lord of Love I meet.

[Chorus]
There on the mirror on the wall,
I see the dreams fading,
From the contender to the brawl,
The Ring, The Rose, The Matador is raving.

[Outro]
And wrap the Starry Plough around me and let the piper's air resound me,
There I'll rest until the Lord of Love I meet.