[Verse]
Last night the gig was over in the centre of the town,
An old man called me over, I could see his drunken frown,
He asked how long I've been here, if I ever would return,
He asked me all about myself and the place that I came from,
Then he took my hand in his and gentle were his words,
I can see the truth in his eyes.

[Chorus]
He said, "I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years,
I haven't hеard my mother call my name sincе i came here,
Even when she passed away, they didn't let me know,
With no one left to go back to, this is now my home",
He said, "I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years",
He said it through his tears.

[Verse]
He told me of his youth and of a girl that he once loved,
How they ran away together many years ago,
She had a son already, to his family this brought shame,
But he loved them as his own and he gave them both his name,
but his fondness for the whiskey grew and sent their way,
Now he dwells upon the past and the life he threw away.

[Refrain]
He said, "I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years",
He said it through his tears.

[Verse]
He finished off his drink and brought the empty to the bar
I watched the people sneer and call him names behind his back
He said "Don't ever judge me utill you've worn my shoes",
The room went deathly quiet, and he knew that i knew,
And as he said goodnight he planned to walk out in my mind,
There but for the grace of God go why?

[Chorus]
He said, "I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years,
I haven't hеard my mother call my name sincе i came here,
Even when she passed away, they didn't let me know,
With no one left to go back to, this is now my home",
He said, "I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years",
He said it through his tears.