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A Man & His Dream
03:50
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A Man and his Dream -words & music: Kieran Hegarty
V1.
There’s no load on his lorry…but a load’s on his mind
Driving home in the city, he can’t leave it all behind
Tomorrow will be the same…the same old dead beat
No end to the struggle, of trying to make ends meet
V2.
He thinks back to his boyhood, a farming life he knew
The time had come to make a break, to make a start anew
He found a piece of land…a place to call his own
Though he was close to fifty…he started off again
Chorus
A hard man he had to be…he worked himself to the bone
But there was more to his toil…than just ‘boxing-on’
V3.
As the years go marching by him, the family starts to grow
They work & learn to labour…like a hundred years ago
When the time comes later, they scatter & they roam
Their hunger won’t be sated…while dreams are in their bones
Chorus
A hard man he had to be…he worked himself to the bone
But there was more to his toil…than just ‘boxing-on’
A hard man I can be…I can work myself to the bone
But there’s more to my toil…than just ‘boxing-on’
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2. |
Away Laughing
03:32
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Away Laughing Words & music: Kieran Hegarty
V1. When I stumble & trip…& limp on my feet
From so many stones in my shoes
I call ‘a halt’… take a step back
…’till I’m away laughing again
V1. If I’m tied up in knots, and twisted inside
And snagged like a ship that’s marooned
I back myself up …unravel the mess
…’till I’m away laughing again & again
…So I’m away laughing again
Bridge There are places & spaces I don’t go anymore
Coz I’ll end up flat on the floor
Finding the ways to keep ‘floating my boat’
Don’t seem so hard anymore
…and I’m away laughing again & again
…So I’m away laughing again
V3. When I’m down on my luck…& buried in mud
Sinking in over my head
I drag myself up…shake myself down
…’till I’m away laughing again & again
…So I’m away laughing again
V4. When I’m sailing along & the wind’s at my back
And life seems to be going fine
I still do the things… that keep me afloat
…So I’m away laughing again & again.
…So I’m away laughing again
Bridge There are places & spaces I don’t go anymore
Coz I’ll end up flat on the floor
Finding the ways to keep ‘floating my boat’
Don’t seem so hard anymore
…and I’m away laughing again & again
…So I’m away laughing again
Repeat Chorus lines x 4
© Kieran Hegarty 29 Sept 2014
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3. |
Time to Move On
03:45
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Time to Move On -words & music: Kieran Hegarty 2/4/22
Part A1
I’m a man who’s been walking in shadows
Shrouded in a ghostly light
Wandering…pondering the reasons
Why…the future was out of sight
Part B1
My truelove…passed into the heavens
I’ve been crawling underground…
Moving to the rhythm of my heartstrings
Playing a dirge…that tied me down
Chorus
Then came the time…to move on…
Put it behind me
Time…to lay down my load
A load that drained…a load that wore me out
It was time to get back on the road.
Part A2
I have gol-den memories aplenty
They will al-ways be there
But I need…space to create new ones
…Weaved as a magic pair
Part B2
My deep love…is always within me
It’s not a ‘thing’…that I can lose
Opening my heart to new beginnings
…A challenge that I choose
Chorus
Now it’s time…to move on
Head where I want…to…be
Time to find a new road
A road that excites…a road that inspires me
On a journey that I have composed.
© Kieran Hegarty 2/4/22
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4. |
Big Dreams
03:05
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Big Dreams words & music: Adrian Peoples & Kieran Hegarty
Part A1.
Found the radio playin’ what my mind was entertainin’
This morning when I crawled out of bed
And the friend I thought I was losing touch with
Gave me a ring instead…
Part B1.
The girl who smiled in the grocery aisle
Heard me singing her same sweet song
On the ‘slog’ to the station, I was in a new space…
Just dreaming & striding along
Chorus I gotta get out …of what’s holding me in
My crazy thoughts...have a mind of their own!
If I don’t gamble…I got too much to lose
I’m at the crossroads…and I gotta choose
Part A2.
Winters whistling… the days are dwindling
But my rose can defiantly bloom
As the sun pours down I stroll through town
Feeling lucky… the forecast is ruined
Part B2.
I’ve been knocked down…struck to the ground
But I found the helping hands
When life’s cruel & unfair …and so hard to bear
…I need a change of plans
Chorus I gotta get out …of what’s holding me in
My crazy thoughts...have a mind of their own!
If I don’t gamble…I got too much to lose
I’m at the crossroads…and I gotta choose
©2014 Adrian Peoples & Kieran Hegarty
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5. |
Be Like That
03:28
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Be Like That -words & music: Kieran Hegarty
V1.
There’s a prison that I live in, a ball & chain I’m draggin’ round
A hundred burdens on my shoulders drive this beast into the ground
I lay the traps that keep me captive, take the bait each time for sure
Play ‘the hunter’ & ‘the hunted’…I can’t resist the lure
V2.
I’m a mouse & not a man here, let the sleeping giant lie
Keep the blossom in the dark, don’t let it open to the sky
Feel like I’m going round in circles, & vicious ones at that
Making mountains out of molehills, a rod for my own back
Chorus It’s all…self-inflicted...and it needn’t be like that
self-inflicted...and it needn’t be like that
self-inflicted...and it needn’t be like that
V3.
There’s a life I could be leading, where I’d be standing tall
To face the “slings & arrows”…take the bull in by the horns
Where I could laugh at failure…& take it in my stride
Be an old dog learning new tricks like swallowing my pride
V4.
Oh to have my cake & eat it, not to settle for the crumbs
Trust my imagination, when the chips are down
To partner up with freedom & dance a merry tune
To make ‘walking on the water’ a simple kind of move
Chorus It could be initiated and really be like that
Yeah…initiated and really be like that
Yeah…initiated and really be like that
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6. |
Friday Night
03:20
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Friday Night -Kieran Hegarty 12/3/22
V1.
The gravel sprays as he shoots down the driveway
It’s Friday night & the old man’s...‘goin’ to town’
Just a few beers…a few bets…and a few mates
Time to take the pressure down
V2.
The record player…launches a new world
With melodies from ancient times
Memories come coursing through my mother
Triggered by time-honoured lines
Chorus
Tuning in…I feel my mood affected
Sinking in…a wave has me upended
Whistling…like a bird in the morning chorus
Moving in time…to the rhythm on the goat skin
V3.
Her mind unwinds…as she savours the music
She tells me tunes that have a ‘lovely lilt’
Takes a seat…after another long, long week
Marvels at the warm sun on the foothills
Chorus
Tuning in…I feel my mood affected
Sinking in…a wave has me upended
Whistling…like a bird in the morning chorus
Moving in time…to the rhythm on the goat skin.
© Kieran Hegarty 12 March 2022
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7. |
Out o' Thin Air
02:51
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8. |
In Your Boots, Seamus
06:41
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In Your Boots, Seamus Words & Music: Kieran Hegarty
A century on…& I’m in your boots, Seamus
Euphoria’s wave…is throwing me at the shore
As I fight for my life…and a vision of Ireland
To end England’s invasion…& eight-hundred year war.
But there is no strand…for me to stand on
There is no haven…on this coast at all…
Just treacherous rocks…& a monstrous cliff face
Irrupting in violence…in the heat of the storm.
Our Armed Force, once so united…now bitterly divided
Our fight more ferocious…than we’ve ever seen
Our vision of ‘Ireland’…has become a poisoned question
A wedge being driven to split…us…& our dreams.
There’s no middle road…or so we’re being told
The English say it’s a ‘take it…or leave it’
If the Anglo-Irish Treaty…is…not…signed
They’ll be back…to invade…& overrule it.
My mind was galvanized…by our bold Easter Uprising
Independence was proclaimed…we’d have our own Republic
My heart was mortified…when ‘The Tans’ burnt down our homestead
It lit a fire in my belly…put a hunger in my stomach.
So I can fight this Civil War…from the sacrifices we’ve bore
And maybe there’s a chance…of agreements
But I’ll never swear I’m loyal…to a British King
Nor to an Empire’s Dominion…& it’s demons.
We ambushed the ‘Green & Tans’…as Dromroe they overran
They came & took me captive…beat me ‘till I couldn’t speak
In the jail at Castleisland…they held me over three days
Took me out to Mt Falvie…………….and they ‘did away’ with me.
I was just 24…when the wave smashed me on the shore
And some would say…that my life was wasted
But a century on…many-enjoy-the freedom that I longed for
And I have played a part in what they’re tasting
I have played a part in what they’re tasting
I have played a part in what they’re tasting
© Kieran Hegarty 15/03/2023
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9. |
Odyssey
01:37
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Kieran Hegarty Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealander of Irish descent; songwriter & composer; multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, tin whistle); plays folk-rock, ballads & traditional tunes. Attended School of Creative Musicianship in Auckland and the London Guitar Institute. Member of Nu Kelts, London in early 90s. Song topics are of personal experiences, family history and political perspective as an environmentalist. ... more
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