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Paddy Flynn Verse 1 Old Paddy Flynn drove tourists roundThe Ring of Kerry roadsWith one hand loosely on the wheelAnd […]

The Irish Wake Verse 1 Old Mick O’Reilly loved his stoutNear forty years or moreYou’d find him planted every nightInside

Song title – Kissed by the Blarney Stone Verse 1 Old Shamus lived in BallymoreIn a cottage by the laneA

Irish Characters – Song Description Ireland has always been a land of unforgettable characters. The storyteller at the end of

She Thought It Must Be Love – Song Description Some people seem to find the right person early in life.

Rich In Moments is a reflective song about discovering what real wealth looks like after a lifetime has passed. The

Rich in Moments A Reflection on Family, Love, and the Things That Truly Matter Rich in Moments is a deeply

TON-UP BOYS An Anthem to Britain’s Café Racer Generation Ton-Up Boys is a high-energy tribute to the young motorcycle riders

Our Children is a heartfelt reflection on life, love, resilience, and the values that truly matter. Written from the perspective

The Story Behind One Summer Day When I was about two years old – an early day in Mike Forty’s

The opening lines immediately establish regret and longing: “The words I never said to youThe words I meant to say”

This song is about the memory of deep love after loss — not only the pain of losing someone, but

This song is about deep admiration, gratitude, and the quiet realisation that true love is one of life’s greatest gifts.

The Words They Forget is reflective, wounded, philosophical, and observant.It feels less like a pop lyric and more like a

This song is about a quiet, hidden love that finally becomes real.It captures the feeling of someone who spent a

🎼 WHAT REMAINS — Song Meaning This song explores a simple but powerful idea: When everything is stripped back, only

🎼 IT WON’T HOLD — Song Meaning This song is about the idea that truth cannot be permanently hidden or

This song is about the moment everything changes—quietly. Not with noise, not with spectacle, but with a realisation. A shift

This song is about the moment everything changes—quietly. Not with noise, not with spectacle, but with a realisation. A shift

Inspired by the great book – Dickens – Great Expectations This song tells the story of a man who never

Inspired by the Great Book – Dickens – Great Expectations This song tells the story of a man who never

This song is about what remains when a life is stripped back to its truth. All the noise we live

This song is about the moment love slips away without a word. Not an argument, not a slammed door—just a

This song is about a quieter kind of living. Not chasing, not proving—just getting through the day and finding something

This song is about a kind of wealth that doesn’t show up in your bank account. It’s about walking through

Verse 1 Sitting at the stationHead bowed lowEverything moving slowHeart racingI don’t know Verse 2 Numb.Tired.Where did she goMy lifeMy

🎵 High Life (Empty Pockets — UK 60s) Verse 1Coins in my pocketTwo at bestTea from a caféWarm in my

🎵 No Money Blues Verse 1Got a hole in my pocketSun on my faceWalking downtownLike I own the place Shoes

🎵 Something In Your Eyes Tonight (60s single) Verse 1Something in your eyes tonightSoft and warm and shining brightI was

I’m standingLooking at youRagingRight on cue Our love goneI can’t thinkWatching youSlowly sink Same warNothing new I surrender tonight Words

Never forgetWhere we could be.Never forgetWhat others see. Never forgetTheir hardship and pain,Their fear, their trouble,Consistent — the same. Invisible

Why There Are Multiple Versions Sometimes a song doesn’t arrive once. It arrives in layers. I write the lyric.I feel

Blossom leans over hedgerows white,Daffodils flare in yellow light,Bluebells ring in woodland air,Primroses whisper, winter’s not there. Snowdrops fade as

This is what happens when we are lucky. Too many songs to choose from – just keep em all …

🎵 Something In Your Eyes Tonight (After Love) Verse 1Something in your eyes tonightDoesn’t feel the sameThere’s a quiet in

Spring Words Verse 1Soft light morningDaybreak stirsGreen shoots risingSpring words Verse 2Bluebell carpetsQuiet bluePetals openingSomething new ChorusSpring words fallingGentle, clearHope

The Measure You Use Verse 1You hold the line so high and straightYou say it’s love, you say it’s fateEvery

Verse 1 As the year slips quietly away,we lift our eyes to brighter days,another dawn, another start,new mercy waking every