Push for PORTER

Take me away from the city
And lead me to where I can be on my own,
I wanted to see it, and now that I have,
I want just to be left alone,
I'll always remember your kind words,
And I'll still remember your name,
But I've seen you changing and turning,
And I know that things won't be the same.

I remember that summer in Dublin,
And the Liffey as it stank like hell,
And the young people walking on Grafton street,
And everyone looking so well,
I was singing a song I heard somewhere,
Called "Rock 'n' roll never forgets",
When my hummin' was smothered by a 46a
And the scream of a low flying jet.

So I jumped on a bus to Dún Laoghaire,
Stoppin' off to pick up my guitar,
And a drunk on the bus told me how to get rich.
I was glad we weren't goin' too far.

So I'm leavin' on Wednesday morning
Tryin' to find a place where I can hear
The tunes of the birds and the sea on the rocks,
Where open roads always are near,
And if sometimes I tire of the quiet,
And I want to walk back up that hill,
I'll just get on the road and stick out my thumb
I know that you'll be there still.