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Going to post Cara Dillon’s lyrics for her song entitled “There were roses.” I haven’t heard a song that conveys a story so well for a long time, come to think of it I have no clue what other song comes off more as a story than a song.

My song for you this evening, it's not to make you sad.
Nor for adding to the sorrows of our troubled northern land.
But lately I've been thinking and it just won't leave my mind.
I'll tell you of two friends on the time, who were both good friends of mine.

Isaac he was Protestant and Sean was Catholic born.
But it never made a difference, for the friendship it was strong.
And sometimes in the evening when we heard the sound of drums.
We said it won't divide us, we will always be as one.

There were roses, roses
There were roses
And the tears of a people ran together.

It was on a Sunday morning when the awful news came round.
Another killing had been done just outside Newry Town.
We knew that Isaac danced up there, we knew he liked the band.
But when we heard that he was dead we just could not understand.

Now fear it filled the countryside there was fear in every home.
When late at night a car came prowling round the Ryan Road.
A Catholic would be killed tonight to even up the score.
Oh Christ it's young McDonald they have taken from the door.

There were roses, roses
There were roses
And the tears of a people ran together

Isaac was my friend he cried; he begged them with his tears.
But centuries of hatred how our views are do not hear,
An eye for an eye, it was all that filled their mind, and another eye for another eye,
Till everyone is blind.
I don't know where the moral is or where this song should end.
But I wonder just how many wars are fought between good friends.
And those who give the orders are not the ones to die.
It's Scott and young McDonald and the likes of you and I.

There were roses, roses
There were roses
And the tears of a people ran together.

There were roses, roses
There were roses
And the tears of a people ran together.

The lyrics are as accurate as I hear them. Couldn’t make out some parts, so I have no clue if it’s all word for word, but it’s close.